On my rest days from the Tour de France, I took advantage of my location and made a quick trip to the Mediterranean Coast in France and then on down to Barcelona. Narbonne was on the first Roman road in Gaul and over 2000 years old. I didn't know it until I was there, but it was also the part time home of Edmond Rostand, who wrote my favorite play,
Cyrano de Bergerac, in the late 19th Century. A fifteen minute bus ride from Narbonne is the coastal village of Gruissan, where I was able to swim a little and walk along the sea. And while it wasn't a topless beach, there were quite a few topless women strutting their stuff.
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| The city square of Narbonne |
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| Better than a Corona commercial |
From Narbonne, I headed south into Spain and the city of Barcelona. I had only 24 hours there, so didn't waste any time sleeping. Barcelona is a city that never sleeps and I'm going to remind everyone that that this is a PG-13 blog, so for the full story, you're going to have to buy me a beer sometime. I walked many more miles and saw as much as I could, including Camp Nou, which is the home stadium for FC Barcelona.
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| The main gate to the walled city of Barcelona |
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| Barcelona, old and new |
Champions League Trophies
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| Club Nou, home of FC Barcelona |
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