In some places the Mediterranean Sea just looks fake it's so beautiful. We walked along the coast and took in the view. But we needed to refuel and had something sweet on our minds. We bought some very good orange blossom cookies from the bakery below.
Lois had her first boat ride! (Oh wait, it was her 2nd boat ride!) We cruised along the coast to the calanques.
Before heading out of town we checked out the local fish market.
Then we headed to Carcassonne, a really neat medieval fortified town. It was very touristy, but we still enjoyed it.
Back on the road, we stopped at Chateau de Peyrepertuse, one of the Cathar Castles. We hiked to the top and took in the beautiful view. Lois had her first real hike, and she was a trooper!
Driving through the Pyrenees was really fun and a little stressful at times, like when we encountered this big truck o' logs. Tiny narrow road, on the side of a mountain--we were just praying for cars not to come, but they did anyway. We had to back up for this truck but we all survived. And we weren't even in the BIG part of the Pyrenees.
We stayed in a cute little town called Cucugnan. Just look at these pictures! Adorable. Below is sunrise in Cucugnan and the valley just below the town.
After leaving Cucugnan, we headed for Spain. We stopped in Girona where we had some yummy tapas.
To be continued, from Barcelona.
3 comments:
I totally agree, it's so beautiful it looks unreal-these photos are absolutely incredible!!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue
Wow, you look like you've had a great time. I miss the Med, it is so beautiful.
I found Carcassonne quite touristy too. I never had the chance to drive through the Pyrenees unfortunately. Do you have any photographs of the landscape there?
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