It's easy being green....

We have departed Paris after 10 days of climbing 4 flights of stairs 4 times a day, eating massive amounts of fresh bread, and bathing occasionally in the freezing cold tub with a wimpy stream from the nozzle. We are now traveling for the next 4 months in our fun little Renault Clio Estate that gets 70 MPG.  Good thing as it just cost $84 to fill the tank.  As you can see, we are traveling light....

And, yes, it all fit!  And we all have a place to sit.  I am not strapped to the roof.

Last night we stayed in the most unique town; Vitora-Gastiez, Spain.  It was voted the greenest town in the EU, and I can see why.  It appears it was mostly built in the 1980's, with a great deal of thought put unto every thing they built.  There are over 160km of bike trails and lanes; all well defined and away from the roads.  Miles of wide boulevards, wide walking areas and every citizen lives within 300 meters of open space and a park.  There is also a cathedral from the 11th century.  They are very progressive with a very high "happiness" quotient.(And our hotel had an AWESOME shower!) Her is more about the town:
http://www.spain.info/en/que-quieres/ciudades-pueblos/otros-destinos/vitoriagasteiz.html

The old and the new.


Oh, for heaven's sake.  I can't get the ding, dang picture to go upright.  But it just goes to show that they are so "green", they even planted grass on the electric train tracks. So much better looking than the usual train tracks.  Also, no garbage everywhere.

And this is what happens to you if you put your garbage in the wrong spot....

Please excuse the sideways pics.  Larry and I have spent way too much time trying to correct the problem, and now I need to get out of our little apartment and see some of our new little town,
Happy Easter, everyone.