Girona & Barcelona

After two months in France my flat mates, Jasmine and Cam, and I took a little touristy trip down to Girona Spain where we stayed with another kiwi couple, Erica and Grom. Girona is a phenomenal place to ride and its, in a sense, the Hollywood of cycling as many of the pro men have homes there and live in Girona for portions of the year. Although the network of roads in Girona may not be as vast as that in the Limoux area, the road surfaces are definitely smoother, and many even have a centre line! click on images to enlarge

The autoroute along the coast to Girona...

We took the train into Barcelona for the day; visited the Temple de la Sagrada Familia (which has been under construction since 1882 - and you thought your reno's were taking a long time!!); wondered the streets attempting to get a lesson in architecture; ate an incredibly overpriced Paella for lunch.....

roamed the Las Ramblas ~ outdoor street area closed to cars and filled with booths of touristy things for sale... complete with mobile pet stores!... and performers....

Left: OMG, its a Soldier Boy sighting?! that one's for you Jas!

....visited the most incredible market filled with all the things you would expect.. and some you may not!!

Visited the water front (look closely at the sculpture and gul...ick!), trusted a stranger to take a group shot (left to right: Jas, Cam, me, Erica & Grom).... and even made it back to Girona for tapas (Jas and I on the bridge in Girona.. looking forward to tapas!)

And, last, but certainly not least... before leaving we had the opporunity to visit the Slipstream service core (where they store all their gear). That was a definite highlight!

Until the next batch!

Moriah