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La Seu d' Urgell is a rather pleasant town, gladly (I guess) sandwiched between the Natural Parks of Alt Pirineu and Cadi-Moixero, not far from the French border. The hotel we decide to stay is among the best we've tried so far and I get a chance to have my clothes washed there too.

A walk around brings me to a store with 80s computers exhibited - we have evolved technologically quite a lot in the meantime didn't we? :

<figure><img alt="Don’t laugh at the ”Windows 95”...those PCs are much older :)" src="https://img.travelfeed.io/orestistrips%2F20201203T080420745Z-image.png" width="1560" height="878" /><center><figcaption>Don’t laugh at the ”Windows 95”...those PCs are much older :)</figcaption></center></figure>

Funny how we haven't evolved (at least as much) as persons but that's another story.

In the heart of this town I enjoyed the narrow backstreets. I mean, after Morocco "narrow" got another meaning but still they were narrow enough quite often:

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The local Cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria is definitely an attraction hence I meet a group of kids there:

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I was mostly impressed though by these beautifully coloured buildings looking as if they came out of some drawing:

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A million times better than the often tasteless contemporary pos. On my way back to the hotel I had a rather interesting incident with a butterfly. Sitting at the hotel's garden, so white and pretty, was impossible to miss. As I approach she stayed idle and when I offered my palm she jumped on it! I thought it'd be just seconds of my first time ever with a butterfly relaxing on my palm but it felt like she'd stay there forever. At some point I manage to start recording with my phone - watch the outcome:

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If I knew she'd stay at my palm for so long this video would be much longer. She stayed on my bike for a minute before flying away.

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Next day after a nice full pit stop with fresh washed and ironed (for the first time) clothes we continue to Barcelona to spend the day before taking the ferry back to Italy. The trip was getting closet to its end and we all knew there were no moments ahead more epic than the ones we already had during the previous weeks on the road. We do enjoy a nice meal at this super beloved city:

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And a tiny but tasty dessert:

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Somewhere at del Paral lel avenue I had this interesting beverage that I didn't find elsewhere:

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(By the way, interesting how they geometrically name the avenues in Barca: "Parallel", "Diagonal" etc)

As we queue at the port of Barcelona next day waiting for our ferry to Civitavecchia a tiny old red Fiat 500 reminds us the country we're heading to:

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From the top deck of the ferry I take pictures of my beloved Barca not knowing when I'll gladly be back again:

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FYI, this sea of cars on the lot consists of items that just came out from SEAT factory. Their tags where no older than a couple of days.

I manage to find the most VFM ever accommodation at&nbsp;Civitavecchia, a whole house for myself (at the price of a mediocre hotel room) with a private lake:

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Close to the port it was just what I needed for an overnight. Next day I had to ride up to Ancona to catch the next ferry back to mama Hellas. Being on a tight time schedule, I decide to first arrive at the port and then see if I have time for lunch. Since I arrived early enough I decide to spare my top case from the pizza it carried all the way and put it in my starving stomach instead:

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I get on the ferry, rest in my cabin for a while and then go out to capture the sun setting on a flat Adriatic sea. So sweet:

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Next morning I had view of my country for the first time after weeks on the road. Definitely not disappointing and obviously heartwarming:

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<figure><img alt="Igoumenitsa port, view from the deck." src="https://img.travelfeed.io/orestistrips%2F20201203T091630584Z-image.png" width="1560" height="878" /><center><figcaption>Igoumenitsa port, view from the deck.</figcaption></center></figure>

Arriving at the port of Patra late(ish) afternoon I rush to have my first souvlaki after a long time (most famous Greek street food) and then ride those 250(ish) km all the way back home. Curious how long was the whole trip? Have a look at (roughly) the whole route:

<figure><img alt="I know it’s a pathetic map image but Google maps couldn’t handle a map that long with so many waypoints so I made it on zoom maps instead but can’t embed it here hence this blurry screenshot." src="https://img.travelfeed.io/orestistrips%2F20201203T092823351Z-image.png" width="489" height="289" /><center><figcaption>I know it’s a pathetic map image but Google maps couldn’t handle a map that long with so many waypoints so I made it on zoom maps instead but can’t embed it here hence this blurry screenshot.</figcaption></center></figure>

Here's a summary video I made of the whole adventure:

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Thank <b>you so much</b> for following a long motorcycle trip like this, be sure there's more to follow pretty soon. See you on the next one!



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