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awards ever since its restoration. We ar-rive in Pals in the early hours of the morn-ing. The tourists are not there yet. Sleepy silence lies over the alleys. A small, scrubby dog appro aches us, wagging its tail. The frst coffee shop opens on the Plaça Major, and an old man scuffes across the placa to sit down on a stone bench in the morning sun. A cream coloured cat is already sitting there, enjoying the warmth of the stones. The man sits down beside the cat, and soon both are blinking peacefully in the sunlight. Between the archways, windows with pointed archs, stony balconies and humpy walls, one feels as though one has travelled into a differ-ent century - If it was not for the colourful little shops and restaurants, which are hidden in the medieval hallways. The owner of these shops and restaurants are now getting ready for the day: they present colourful ceramics and sun-dries; they lay the tables and clean their win-dows. We are strolling along the streets, head-
tin. Les touristes ne sont pas encore là. Le silence règne dans les ruelles. Un petit chien aux poils hirsutes s’approche de nous en remuant la queue. Sur la Plaça Major, un seul café est ouvert. Un vieil homme traîne des pieds en se dirigeant vers un banc en pierre. Un chat de couleur crème y a déjà pris place et s’étire sur la pierre chaude. Le vieil homme s’assied à côté de lui et clignote des yeux dans le soleil du matin.
Entre les arcs de portail, les fenêtres en ogive, les balcons en pierres et les murs des maisons voûtés, on pourrait se croire au Moyen-Age s’il n’y avait pas les magasins et res-taurants dissimulés dans les entrées des maisons. Les vendeurs sortent la céramique de couleur et tout un bric-
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