Hotel del Prado Puigcerda

... having a beer and watching a man try to dig his van out of the snow. To my knowledge his van is to this moment where it was when I left the bar. <br><br> I just wanted to take this opportunity to post some pictures of Canillo when it's snowy and the sun comes out. Don't have too many, but figured it was worth a post.<br><br>

... charm, but it's easy to see that lots of it is maintained with the massive amounts of money that come in through rich tourists going to the ski resorts. Walking through the peaceful streets and hearing flowing water everywhere almost makes things seem eerily perfect. Like walking through a fairy tale. After a few rounds of the city, I decided to turn in a bit early as I didn't sleep much on the train over.<br><br> Today when I woke up the country had been ...

A side trip with the truck enabled us to get to areas we couldn&#8217;t normally access. Not that we would even attempt it on bicycles - vehicles are bad enough. Windy roads where motion sickness is a given, &#8216;oh ****&#8217; handles are coming loose from repetitive strain, and a straight section of road lasts about 20m. <br><br>Our goal was a little damned in lake almost on the ...

... up at the Col as it stares Eastward into the next range as well as Westward. Clouds rose up from last night&#8217;s rain which blinded the eyes as the sun illuminates them from above. <br><br> Of course, the very first thing to do here is climb higher! Summiting the nearest peak, I could see through the East ranges, back towards the West, and a bit of the South as well. All around was the music of cowbells ringing above ...

... true. we spent all of the time in Normandy at WWII sites, as well as seeing the tapestry of Bayeux. We saw the cathedral in Nantes, took the river tour in Bordeaux, etc....so just because i focus on food and wine, does not mean the sightseeing isn't happening as well...<br><br>so as for the sightseeing today in Sahorre, we had a very nice tour of the cave (aka local wine shop) where you can get a liter of wine ...

... the &#8216;hostel&#8217; guy- calls me up- again- on my emergency world phone. <br><br>"Where were you? You were supposed to be here at nine o&#8217;clock!"<br><br> &#8220;Where was I? Where were you? I was there- at eight o&#8217;clock! And where&#8217;s this so-called &#8216;Barcelona City House? Your neighbors said you left!&#8221;<br><br> &#8220;Where are you now? We can still meet up.&#8221;<br><br> &#8220;I&#8217;m in a ...

... for a deserved rest before dropping down and back up the Col de<br>Soulor (1464m), which you will honestly hardly notice! The swoopy descent to Argeles-Gazost<br>is great and the pretty town provides a good opportunity to stop for some lunch. Unfortunately<br>from here we meet out first busy road which takes us up the gorge to Luz ...

... services the Toulouse airport that continues into town. Quite fortunate for me, because if I was going farther north in France like originally planned, it would've been very difficult to get there without taking the 6 AM bus. <br><br>I checked into Pension Rosa - very basic and suitable for a short stay, but I have definitely stayed in much better accommodations up to this point. At least it was very affordable. Off to the pharmacy - in addition to the ...

Els Caçadors: a very good, family-run hotel in Ribes with both 1-star and 3-star accomodation. Very good food and reasonable prices. There are also other possibilities for accomodation in Ribes, which as far as service is concerned has all you need. I recommend this as a base for your excursions to the peaks around Núria. Much cheaper than living in the hotel at Núria.

... and, as it turned out, only impressions) of Tarragona were of a bright and friendly city bustling with culture, statues and fountains. I ended up being picked up and taken to one of the Tarragona English Camps called Tamarit to stay for a night before being taken to the Camp where I am now. This was an extrememly surreal experience as I arrived on the final day of their term meeting a range of people leaving ...