Sunday 10 June, via the Archeodrome and Andorra naar Barcelona
A note before you start reading: we didn't write this account until the end of 2001, when we started this website. We regret it that we haven't made more pictures and therefore the stories are short, but you will have to live with it, as we have to...
But since we started the website we bought better cameras and made much more pictures.
But since we started the website we bought better cameras and made much more pictures.


After a short rest she starts again unpacking the whole car, looking for something else, and quite accidently, after searching for more than one hour, she finds the camera under a chair. What a relieve!
This summer we want to visit Portugal, but Teije also wants to see Andorra (he tried to get there already three times, with an older car and never made it) and while we are in the right direction, we also want to visit Barcelona, to have at least a look at the pieces of art made by Gaudi. And so this holiday becomes a long trip via Andorra, Barcelona, Gibraltar to Portugal.
Monday 11 June 2001, Beaune - southern France, with a visit to the Archedrome


But it opens at 10 and not at 9 as the sign says, so we have to wait for an hour. The Archeodrome is an archeological park, a kind of open-air museum with information about the regional history.

This way we also avoid traffic jams. At Perpignan we head west, so we are close to Andorra were we want to go tomorrow. We arrive at a campsite next to a railroad, but it is only for one night.
Tuesday 12 June 2001, via Andorra to Barcelona, a beautiful trip through the Pyrenees


In France we enter the Pyrenees and for the first time this holiday we are surrounded by mountains. We love mountain landscapes, so we are very happy.


We only spend a short time here, but it is really worthwhile. At least, when you like mountain sceneries. The capital clearly shows the wealth of the country and is a very luxurious place.
After a thorough inspection at the Spanish border (the customs don't find the cigarettes we have bought, nor the liquors), we stop at the first bar we see to test the Spanish coffee and beer. We like them both. Well, Elisabeth her coffee, although Teije doesn't like the coffee as she drinks it: too strong. He sticks to a mild beer, which Elisabeth doesn't drink.
At the end of the day we arrive at Barcelona. We think we know exactly where to go for a campsite (13 kilometers south of the city) but we get lost in all the traffic and the different highways going in and out of Barcelona.
At the end of the day we arrive at Barcelona. We think we know exactly where to go for a campsite (13 kilometers south of the city) but we get lost in all the traffic and the different highways going in and out of Barcelona.

We find a place near the beach and end the day reading books about Barcelona, and of course visit a bar. But it is still a bit too chilly to sit outside, or is it the weariness? It has been a long journey and we are glad we will stay here for a couple of days.