Life is a never-ending journey

Our Mediterranean journey has come to a beautiful end in Narbonne, France, not far from where we started the adventure a week before. Narbonne is part of the same region as Carcassonne , Languedoc-Roussillon respectively and is world famous for its surrounding vineyards. As Carcassonne, Narbonne is linked to the Canal du Midi through the Canal de la Robine which runs through the central part of the city. It is a small yet elegant urban settlement with a historical centre dominated by the 13th century Cathedrale de Narbonne, designed by the same architect that worked on the Cathedrale de Toulouse , Jean Deschamps. Remnants of the roman occupation are prominent in the center as well, especially the Roman Horreum, a system of underground tunnels used as grain warehouses.  Cathedrale de Narbonne (Cathedrale Saint Just et Saint Pasteur de Narbonne) Canal de la Robine For about 9 euros you can visit the most important sites in Narbonne and if you...

Barcelona was initially not included in our traveling plans simply because it is to big of a city to squeeze it in a one week plan. Considering what destinations we included in our itinerary, our fear was somewhat justified. Nevertheless, we thought that it is an opportunity that we might not want to miss, who knows when we will feel in the mood to visit a big city. We decided therefore to allocate 2 days to the capital of Catalunia and this is because we heard wonderful things about it from friends. We were coming from Andorra la Vella and the expectations were quite high. One should imagine that these two cities are completely different and, naturally, what you like in one place might be  disappointing  in the other and viceversa. Well, the first impression was not that good. A sea of people swarming the wide streets, noise coming from construction sites, traffic, congestion...and this was not even in the central part. Unfortunately the way to the hostel meant tha...