Paris-Bordeaux-Barcelona

Left Paris on Sunday morning in a snowstorm. Counted over 300 trucks abandoned on the highway. A hour outside the city there was no snow! Toured the Loire Valley and the city of Tours ( Joan of Arc country) and stopped for the night in Bordeaux. Disappointed that we didn't get to spend more time here in wine country.
We stopped for lunch at a toll plaza and I got to talk with one of the toll workers. I asked him if anyone ever sped through without paying.

" Oh, oui, monsieur. I rhemembourh one time a men he go tru vurry fas, but he is honest and come back. I tink maybe he was like you from Canada."

"Do you remember his name?"
"But hovcorse! You don soon forget a ting like that. 'ees name was Raymond."

" And his last name?"

" It was a French name, ' de la Baie' 'ees name was Raymond de la baie."

Ray certainly makes an impression wherever he goes.

We were up bright and early on Monday heading for Barcelona with a stop at the medieval walled town of Carcossonne where we enjoyed a mulled wine in front of a warm fire.

We arrived in Barcelona at suppertime and were met by tempertures in the high teens! We have gone from snow to shirt sleeves in just 48 hours. Tomorrow we get a tour of the city.

Fun with Americans:
The following questions were asked in the last two days"When do we get to Bordux?"

" Can we get good Mexican food in Spain?"

" Will we see flamingos dancing in Spain?"

Amer. " Why did they bury people in tombs above ground?"

Guide- " Because they were dead."

NOTE TO MEGAN CAPSTICK - I finally found a Bidet!