Catalan Climbers Pic Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/625205010/
Spain In Its Natural Glory
One short but extremely eventful & colourful stop for me in my travel was in Spain. For most of us, Spain Holidays can mean many different things. Beyond the obvious bullfighting, flamenco dancers, paella and crowed beaches – the country I discovered was a varied treasure chest of natural and architectural marvels.
Andorra Pic Credit: Priya Q
Tour de France 2009 took me to a small country bordered by Spain and France in the south west of Europe. Located at an elevation of 1023 meters Andorra with a population of 85,000 people (approx) is a beautifully scenic country having a unique charm of its own.
Andorra is known for its thriving tourism industry with a fair number of visitors coming in every year. Though the place was bustling with activity and people due to cycling event (TdF) that I was following, I could still manage to enjoy the calm the country offers through walks into the mountains and even picnicking with my companions. There are electrical trolleys one can take if walking is not a cup of tea!
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession, a passionate traveller and a hardcore Tour de France fan
Barcelona – Hola, Hola!!
When I wrote my first piece in this tour dairy – I wrote of the book by Alexander Frater “Chasing the Monsoon” and now that is becoming a realty!! We reached Nice and it rained, we reached Montpellier it rained & today in Barcelona – its pouring cats & dogs. For someone who is not chasing the rains – the race seems to have created a low pressure some where close by us!!
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession, a passionate traveller and hardcore Tour de France fan
Perpignan – the centre of the Universe!!
Salvadore Dali, the surrealistic painter from Italy whose works are psychedelic to some, once claimed that when he was traveling in the city he suddenly had a vision and everything became clear to him and that Perpignan was the centre of the whole universe!!
Today, it becomes the centre of the whole cycling universe. For the Tour de France with its army of cyclists are descending on this with a population of around 1.5 lac people.
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