day 15 (4th) on a walking tour around barcelona, spain
inside an old cathedral...many buildings in barcelona have a long history
another cathedral that has been in construction for more than 100 years
at a pet shop near the shopping district
a well-presented dinner at a restaurant
wanted to try some tapas (side-dishes) but we ended up with a main course
wanted to try some tapas (side-dishes) but we ended up with a main course
day 16 (5th) while shopping
roads in barcelona are meant for both pedestrians and cars at the same time
...although cars can hardly move due to the high traffic volume of humans
last-minute shopping in a H&M mall, which occupies the whole building
most of the shops are multi-story malls with security guards at entrances
a quiet evening at narbonne, france, population ~1000
finding some dinner before we transfer to another train to toulouse, france
as it is a small, self-contained town, it speaks mainly french, which took us forever to order some food
near midnight at toulouse, france
finding a way to the airport which is situated unhelpfully at a large highway interchange, making it almost impossible to walk in
a night at toulouse airport, france
day 17 (6th) with heavy air traffic in toulouse, france
at the airbus factory awaiting the tour
first-ever translucent engine
outside the airbus factory hanger (background)
it spans 500m and can assemble 3 aircrafts inside
getting wind-swept while walking to a tram station after the tour
walking in toulouse can be considered a sport, considering the wind conditions there...love it though...
3 airbus beluga aircrafts sitting near their hanger, with a 4th a little to the side
largest cargo aircraft currently, made to transport A380 parts to toulouse for assembly
in the morning, we watched beluga no. 5 take off from here, now it's back (in the middle)
queueing for customs check at gatwick airport, london, england
queue at background is for EU passport holders, empty queue in foreground for all other passports...
something, somewhere, went terribly wrong...
another night at yet another airport
sure saved us on hostel fees though
day 18 (7th) - london's welcome for us...by closing our main line to our appartment...
we had to detour to arrive at our appartment as the metro station sits right smack centre of the line closures...
twix and mars drinks sold off-the-shelves in london, england
unpacking in our appartment after a long day around london
facilities there are quite good, save for the lack of wi-fi available
