Another early morning today as we made the long trip from France into Spain. We managed to wake up on time and save ourselves the seats in front of the powerpoints to be able to have access to the computer during the trip. As we drove out of Lyon there was some napping before the tell-tale cry of "it's snowing!" And not like it was snowing in Switzerland either; this was real, large, soft pieces of snow falling around our bus as it zoomed through country France. Unfortunately we couldn't stop, but we're hoping to be outside when it snows next time!
We stopped over and saw the Pont du Gard, a Roman Aqueduct that is considered a world heritage site. The views over the river were quite exotic, proof that we really are travelling south of the country.
One book later and we were over the Spanish border and making our second stop off, where Justine and I both bought fluffy bulls called Carlos and Machos respectively. They made friends with Justine's Bernie (the Swiss Saint Bernard) and helped us through the remainder of the 9 hour bus ride as we watched 'Shaun of the Dead'.
We arrived in Barcelona just before dusk, where we had to change buses to be able to get our cases up the narrow road. Some puffing later we arrived at the Catalonia Park Putxet Hotel and retrieved our bags, before going down to a 'farmacia' to find some cough medicine for myself. Then it was off to dinner at the hotel, one of our best included meals so far, before an early night for a busy day tomorrow. I do hope we get a siesta!
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