Today is Packing Up Day. We lock our door and catch the train to Lyon at 7:20am tomorrow. No one wants to leave.
We were planning a trip today to Perpignan, the closest we could get to Spain, but we wasted time earlier in the week and now have too much to do, especially with the early train trip. I'm afraid I'll always regret not having just dumped the bags in the Barcelona train station and taken a quick bus trip around the city.
Getting the train tickets was a source of stress yesterday. Because we were unable to make a decision (who, us?) about whether or not to rent a car, we had serious difficulties finding 7 seats on a train. Initially, the train agent said it would be impossible to get to Lyon but when pressed was able to find a ride through Avignon. It's not on the TGV so it'll be a little slow-going but we'll be there by noon. Our next agent gave us a price of 500E for the trip to Paris; I suggested a reduction a former agent had mentioned to me but this one shook his head. While we were on the phone with the credit card company because the card wouldn't work, the agent actually tried my suggestion and we ended up saving 160E by the time the card went through. 1. Never take no. 2. There's always a better deal.
Hopefully C will get her videos up. She's got more great pictures.
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I'm going to miss reading and seeing your adventures in France -- can I hope for posts from Lyon and Paris? (And I'm sure you'll get back to Barcelona someday!)
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Golly, did the month fly by so quickly ! ! ! Bet you hated to leave already but all good things must come to an end ! ! Hope the rest of the trip goes well considering y'all had to do Plan B, without the rental car. It'll work out, God willing, and you will still manage to do most of what you want. Regards to each and all...
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me experience France vicariously! Safe travels.
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