Barcelona to Paris by TGV high-speed train from 59

A journey from Barcelona Sants to Paris Gare de Lyon by TGV Duplex high-speed train, on a crisp December day, only the 2nd day of operation of direct TGVs between Barcelona & Paris. For times, fare & tickets from €39 see The train skirts the Pyrenees, runs along the Mediterranean, past étangs (lakes) where colonies of flamingos feed one-legged in the shallows, past vineyards, the Fort de Salses, the Chateau de Montfaucon, and the pretty villages