We have often gone with the dogs to Milpins – a park with woods not too far from Granollers. We always drove there but today I wanted to see how long it takes to walk all the way.
The great thing about Granollers is how quickly you are out in the countryside
In spite of the industry and the pollution here, there is another side to Granollers which sometimes pokes out from under the concrete and tarmac. This hidden side is like a ghost of times past, it is country rather than town, it is quiet with birds flying past and only a brush of wind through the leaves breaking the silence
One moment you are walking alongside a busy dual carriageway and then you dip under a bridge and there is a stream, wild flowers by the roadside and the noisy road has turned into a dusty track.
This is what happens when you walk to Milpins via Corro´ D’Avall.
Even the people I met were from another world. They were page`s – country people. I had to ask the way twice and they were friendly and open in a very different way from people in the town.
At the water fountain Bonnie managed for the first time to drink directly – a great step forward.
Milpins means a thousand pines
But in the woods there are also native deciduous trees and the oaks – roure – were laden with acorns
Coming back we took a different route through Les Franqueses. Some interesting buildings amidst the new blocks
And at the roundabout near our home there are great fat olive trees looking healthy but slightly out of place in such an urban landscape
Oh and today I saw a group of swallows – still here!
How long was it in total???
sorry I have not dropped in here more regularly. I adore your photography, your surroundings, the history, the contrast with modern life. Bonnie looks fit and fine and I have been reading with some interest the whole separation issue there as it is co-inciding with what is happening chez moi aussi.
Hi Oreneta It took me two and a half hours all round but I did stop for a fairly long pause at the fountain and we pottered rather than strode. Could be there and back in 90 minutes I think if we really went for it.
Bodhi! Great to hear from you. Yes the independence thingie is getting big. And the reaction from Spain is rather over the top. Would they really send in the army to stop a democratic referendum? would Europe allow them? History gives us rather depressing answers to those questions.
love K x
When I was younger, the country started at the door of our home, and all the people in Granollers were friendly like “pagesos”, because they were country people… Ah, old times! XXXX
Yes P It reminds me also of Penzance – where more people used to be country folk but since the influx of people from ‘up country’ there are more flashy cars, 4x4s, prettified barns and perhaps a little more snobbery. Although…..some of the worst offenders there for unfriendliness are the farmers! But only the rich ones – the tenant farmers are friendly and helpful and humourous.
thanks for help with the word pagesos – I knew pages wasn’t right and also the accent kept slipping sideways when I published! K xxx