Day 4: Andorra

We got a decently early start to the day today.  Aside from getting stuck in the underground parking for about a half hour we were ready to get out of Barcelona and into Andorra...But first we had to figure our way out of the city.  Of course as soon as we get out of the parade the gps wasn't working.  It thought we were in Toronto of all places.  The thing with driving in Barcelona, as with most European cities I am sure, is that there are scooters everywhere, stoplight in weird spots and so many roundabouts that don't have lines painted and it becomes a free for all.  Somehow it all manages to work!  After a lot of swearing and a few wrong turns, we were on our way!

Once out of the city the driving is smooth sailing.  Great highways, not many people on the road and excitement that we were going to Andorra.  The landscape quickly changed and we could see the pyrenees mountains in the background.  We went through lots.of tunnels, one was even 5 minutes long!  A few toll roads as well...we are going to try to avoid those in the future... Don't complain about the 407 Ontario folk!  We were pumped to approach the Andorra border and we had our passports out ready to be stamped.  As we pulled to the Window we didn't even have to stop, he just waved us thru.  We really wanted a stamp! Oh well.

Tonight we are sleeping in Andorra de vella, the capital city in a country that is 450 square km. There is lots of shopping (yay but all I managed to buy was some coconut lindt chocolates which were delicious) and beautiful scenery.  We were a bit unimpressed at first because it was so busy in town, we had a horrible lunch and also found out the spa I have been so excited to visit is closed this week for cleaning, but we think it's a fab place.  We used Airbnb to find out accommodation and did we find a gem!  A beautiful stone home high up in the mountains. Our room has a sauna, whirlpool and house has an elevator! All for 40 euro!!  Our hosts are absolutely lovely and although we didn't speak the same language, we had a lovely evening of beers, cheese and sausage.  We aren't suffering here that's for sure.

One last thing, in our search for the worst food in the world, we stumbled upon a little restaurant downtown.  The host is your server who is also the cook! For 9€ we were promised a 3 course meal! It was so bad...But the cherry on top was really dessert.  We figured maybe a scoop of icecream given the quality of the previous 2 courses...boy were we wrong!! We were treated to a rotten banana on a plate with a knife! Was pretty funny.

We will be back here at the end of this trip to see the spa and stay in an alpine hut.  Weather is calling for rain the next few days so we are thinking of heading to France a bit earlier!

Now time to figure out our plans for tomorrow!   Good night!   Xo