On the Nice train

April 26, 2010
11:00
Portbou, Spain




I'm currently sitting on the train that is stopped at the border town of Portbou--on the Spanish side between Spain and France.




If you look closely in the blurry background of this picture you might be able to make out the station name on the sign outside the window. It says "Portbou".

The next stop, I imagine, will be just on the other side of the border at the French town of Cerbere.

Here's a beautiful view of the Mediterranian from the train:




We started this train ride in Barcelona and are now on our way to Montpellier. Hopefully we'll catch a train from there to Nice on the French Riviera. There look to be some real cheap hostels there--from €18. And it seems like one of the best places to base from when visiting the Riviera--simply take a day trip via rail to other small towns further along.

Even though there's supposedly "nothing for tourists to do" in Montpellier, I'd still like to walk around a bit. Although I enjoy museums and "touristy stuff", I like to sometimes just see a place off the tourist path. Maybe I'll see something unique, or meet someone interesting. It would probably help if I spoke a lick of French. Sadly, it probably doesn't matter anyway because I think there's only one hour for the transfer to the Nice train, so I likely won't get a chance to go-a-wanderin'.

On Saturday (may 1st) we're supposed to meet up with one of Jessica's friends in Munich, so we may not get to stay long on the Riviera. It's a good 14-16 hour train ride to Munich. We may not even be able to take it all in one trip. We may have to overnight to Italy then overnight again to Munich. We'll see. I hope Jessica enjoys meeting up with her friend--she's seemed a bit depressed lately.

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