On the hill

Part of the reason to head into France was to be able to see the other side of the Pyrénées mountains. I expected the sights to be somewhat similar to the Spanish side, yet this did not turn out to be the case. The Spanish side was far more jagged and rocky while the French side seemed more smooth with lots of rolling hills.

We had limited time that we could spend in France. In fact to say that we actually went through France would have required us to dedicate a few more days to it, but we also didn't quite make it Spain. Somewhere wedged between the two countries as well as the mountains, is a country in which seemingly only tourists are allowed to drive. But as a result of its unusual location, the drive up there gives a view over a massive valley. And what do you find all the way up there at the top of the valley? Cows …

Andorra is described in the guide as being something similar to Maccau, a place for people to do a day trip and go shopping. They're not part of the EU, yet the border control appears to primarily bored considering that we just drove straight through. Some travel web pages suggest that you can get your passport stamped on request, which one travel blog said they did, and consequently had to wait while they turned the office upside down in search for the big rubber stamp. It should probably be mentioned that they're border control is basically France or Spain, considering that being landlocked, and having no airport, there is no other way to get here.

Tomorrow the cupcake has to be returned, but not before having one more sprint to our next Spanish travel goal. We will need to organise and read a little bit more for that again as opposed to just booking hotels in random and strange places and seeing what we might run into.