As we try to get caught up here on the travel front, let me take a few minutes to tell you about the day we went to three countries. After Pamplona we ran for the border and made it just into France. The next day we took our car and headed southeast, paralleling the Spanish border, across the French countryside. It was really amazing to see and fun to drive through. There were problems along the way. There was the Italian phone card I got sold at a tobbacoist shop that was a huge ripoff and a friend Deni made in traffic in another town. We have posted a few pics of this leg of our jaunt earlier in the blog. You'll see a pic of Deni eating lunch in Anglet and me with a French man we met very randomly who was selling native meats and cheeses alongside the road. He was very cool. He sent us up the street to a small tavern where we bought an excellent $3 local wine to compliment what we'd bought. In France, most people don't go to the supermarket for their shopping. For bread they go to the breadstore and for meat they go to the butcher, etc, etc... Anyway, the system works pretty well once you figure out that everything is closed in the middle of the afternoon for lunch (a four hour lunch).
We also stopped to work on postcards (that finally got mailed in Poland a few weeks later). We pulled over in this village and had a few drinks in the town square as we worked on them. Ah, the good life.
We drove on to Andorra. It's a tiny principality between France and Spain. Pretty much it's one big and very posh ski resort from one border to the other. Interesting to see and I'd love to go back when I'm in a different tax bracket.
We made it to Spain at about midnight-ish. I bet the scenery in the mountains was beautiful, but it was pretty dark. One interesting thing we saw was a 5km tunnel under a mountain we drove through to make it into Barcelona. We grabbed a quick bite and slept in the car at the airport, so we could drop it off at 7am and hop our flight to Rome to meet the cruise ship.
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I love this blog!!!! I am so glad I found it... I am so envious of you guys and I am putting away all my books and I am going to sit around in extreme anticipation for your next blog even more than I am anticipating the next season of The Hills on MTV. You guys have a blast as I know you are doing and be safe!!! When you get back I want all the tools, tips, and tricks!!! Oh, when are you guys coming back?
I got my postcard! The one from Turkey with the topless woman on it? I've taped it to the wall in the bathroom next to the toilet, along with all the other pictures of topless women in my collection.
You guys are great at this travel blogging stuff. I love these posts, and the photos are hilarious. Keep it up.
I agree. you both are pretty good at this blogging thing. Bill, you write as though you are a journalist or something.? Makes me wonder... perhaps you should look into that when you get back.
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