On the Road

Leonard and I used a 1996 Michelin guide during our road trip through France. Although old, it was useful because it listed attractions according to how important they were deemed by the writers, and we were determined to see as many three star attractions as we could. We ended up seeing two or three 3-star sights everyday, with added one or two star bonuses along the way. We referred to this guidebook constantly, since it gave us some very detailed information about history and architectural details.

Along the way, we saw numerous small towns, amazing scenery, and more windy, narrow mountain roads than I've ever seen in such a short period of time. It was beautiful.

And then, of course, there was the massive traffic jam on the highway which made it a seven hour journey back to Barcelona. We had originally optimistically planned on stopping at Girona, a city north of Barcelona, for lunch and a quick walk around the city...then it turned into just lunch...then it turned into lunch at a service stop on the way...then it became a ten minute lunch on the ground on the side of the road at the service stop. We even parked on the side of a roundabout instead of the parking lot the service stop because there were so many people and cars everywhere! This was the least fun day of our whole trip.