2024 in France (Ax-les-Thermes)
On August 26, 2024, I visited the town of Ax-les-Thermes in the south of France during my "3-country trip" from Barcelona, Spain, en route to Andorra.
This made it my:
- 2nd time in France
- after the visit in 2014
- France was my 13th unique country
The biggest coincidence of this trip was that exactly 10 years earlier, on August 26, 2014, I was in a more famous part of France, in Paris!
So, this visit to France wasn't even my first visit to Southern France, as I had also visited the city of Nice, 10 years (and 2 days) earlier. Still, it was my first time visiting Ax-les-Thermes, with its hot springs allowing me to soak and cleanse my feet. For this trip, I made sure to wear sandals instead of shoes and socks!
Post-trip reflection
We were in Ax-les-Thermes for only about 2 hours before departing for Andorra. Lunch at the French restaurant tasted great!
Not a big "fanboy" of France, but I had nothing bad to write about my short time in the country. After 3 days in Catalan-speaking Barcelona, it actually felt like being in small-town Quebec for a bit!