{"id":5157,"date":"2012-06-27T20:54:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:11:28","slug":"day-32-wednesday-june-27-tarragona-to-sitges-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=5157","title":{"rendered":"Day 32, Wednesday, June 27 – Tarragona to Sitges, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much cooler this morning to start, \"\"<\/a>of course getting out an hour earlier made a huge difference. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>We had an hour and a half of large trucks screaming in our ear and though we had a generous shoulder and they were very polite, it was not much fun. \u00a0Not to mention the small but constant climbs;\"\"<\/a> much like continually biking overpasses. \u00a0The crops had changed to grapes,\"\"<\/a> which we were happy to see, considering our consumption of wine and Sangria; wouldn’t want to run out! \u00a0Reminders of the Romans dotted our ride.\"\"<\/a>This is the Arc de Bar\u00e0 constructed in the first century B.C.\"\"<\/a> Our alternate route was still busy and hilly,\"\"<\/a> but no trucks and an opportunity for a caf\u00e9 con l\u00e8che y croissant\"\"<\/a>in one of the small towns we biked through. \u00a0Mountains loomed large behind church towers\"\"<\/a>a constant reminder of what we will face…… tomorrow.\"\"<\/a>Passed beautiful vineyards\"\"<\/a>and green crops\"\"<\/a> thriving in the rich soil. \u00a0We reached the edge of Sitges,\"\"<\/a> way before noon and rode the tree-lined roads \"\"<\/a>to the beach.\"\"<\/a>We debated staying or heading on to Barcelona, 35 kilometers away, but there are some brutal climbs in between; decided to wait (while overlooking the beach)\"\"<\/a>for the cool of the morning to tackle the ride…..that’s our story and we are sticking to it….. the mountain in the distance we have to climb tomorrow.\"\"<\/a> Besides, this looks to be a very “interesting” town, picture South Beach,\"\"<\/a> Key West style.\"\"<\/a>Expensive homes and condos lined the boardwalk.\"\"<\/a>Statues\"\"<\/a>and sculptures\"\"<\/a>adorned the streets. \u00a0The sights,\"\"<\/a>architecture,\"\"<\/a>shopping,\"\"<\/a>and narrow streets\"\"<\/a>were amazing, but the people watching\"\"<\/a>best served with refreshments<\/em>\"\"<\/a>was the best. \u00a0Unfortunately, the ‘best’ was embarrassing to photograph. \u00a0Plenty of caf\u00e9s and restaurants to choose from for dinner, but after a month of pasta and paella, the smell of rotisserie chicken won us over.\"\"<\/a>Gotta run now, as Spain is playing Portugal in football! \u00a0See you in the mountains, tomorrow.\n\t\t