March 21, 2022 to March 24, 2022
Un peu de Perpignan
Days 31-34 - rest days Perpignan
We have had a nice few days rest here in Perpignan. Well, mostly nice - poor Lulu has been a bit unwell which has resulted in us staying an extra day. Luckily it didn't last and she is feeling better already. It was great to see a familiar face and to have another person to talk to! Sarah and I don't really argue or anything but it can feel like you're going a bit loopy only socialising with one other person!
Perpignan is a nice mix and we have had time to see some of its variety - beautiful old town and attractions, tourists, students, trendy bars, homeless, graffiti, and the failings of the internal post service (it's a long story).
The number one attraction is an old house (now hotel) decorated in the extravagant art nouveau style, which was built by a cigarette rolling papers magnate. Sounded a bit lame, and in pictures it looks a bit tacky, but I loved it! Marble everywhere, paintings, statues, chandeliers, wood panelling, etc.
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Tomorrow we move on to phase three of our journey! We plan to head to the coast and follow eurovelo 8 all the way into Italy. Despite being dubbed the "Mediterranean route", once it actually gets to Italy it doesn't see the sea again until it's almost in Slovenia. A bit weird but we'll see how it goes! At least we'll get some French seaside first.
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