Tour de Franca arriba a Barcelona

As the street banners have been announcing for several days, the Tour de France arrived today in Barcelona - along with the first rain in 2 months (that was not announced)!

Stage 6 of this year's Tour was from Girona to Barcelona. Entering Barcelona from the east, the route turned down Passeig de Sant Joan just below Avinguda Diagonal, passed the Arc de Triomf and Parc de la Ciutadella, then turned again to pass Estacio de Franca and the harbor before going through Placa d'Espanya and up Montjuic past MNAC to finish in front of Olympic Stadium.

We followed a mixed viewing strategy. I watched them ride past the sights of Barcelona on TV, while Pat went out to see the riders rushing past and take a few pictures.
We saw the Tour finish on the Champs Elysee in Paris in 1991 and 1992, and now in Barcelona in 2009.