Chapter III- Andorra la Vella

After our one day experience in Toulouse we traveled south, in search of new wonderful lands. We were now going towards where we truly feel like home, up in the mountains, where the air is strong and clear and the view breathtaking. The Pyrenees mountain range separates what is the Iberic Peninsula from continental Europe and also forms a natural border of more than 490 km between France and Spain. It is here where the Principality of Andorra gathers roughly 85 000 inhabitants that are scattered over an area of ~490 square km, the majority of which live in the capital Andorra la Vella. Coming from France, the road winds uphill along the Ariege river until it reaches its highest point at Pas de la Casa (2080 m), the border between France and Andorra. Although we were the only passengers in the mini-bus, the driver didn't want to stop for, let's say, freshening up after 2 hours of driving so we were only able to take some shots through the dark-blue window. L...