Favorite Routiers and other European Truckstops

Tubbysboy:

GS OVERLAND:

Peter 1961:
Forgive me if someone has already mentioned it but the Restaurant in the TIR park Zona Franca was very good as well…

Yes it was. I enjoyed many a Bocadillo and Coka Cola… :wink:

But which one ? The early open one or the late one up the other end ?
I can remember going there as a 16 year old with one of dad’s drivers and couldn’t believe the state of the floors… ■■■ buts, sugar envelopes and various other [zb] thrown on the sawdusty floor…I also remember one of my very first hangovers from hell inspired by the bar…

I swore I’d never drink again… hahahahaha

And they did a very nice knuckle of lamb if I recall correctly…

All gone now unfortunately…just container parking.

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Ahh, Faded memories, I’m talking 1986-7ish, The one by the gate, open early.
I remember being there when Barcelona was awarded the Olympics, not been back since !!
Weekended, pull the pin and head up to Calella, park the unit up a small side road opposite the beach and enjoy…atleast until October when the coaches stopped coming, then weekends got boring.
Dangerous Gypsies with knives !! I remember when the German driver got stabbed and killed in the shower inside Alverca, got his wallet stolen.
GS