{"id":210,"date":"2015-02-13T14:09:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/?p=210"},"modified":"2015-02-13T14:49:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T14:49:01","slug":"andorra-small-country-in-the-pyrenees-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"Andorra: Small Country in the Pyrenees Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andorra is located in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. There is literally only one small road leading into it and one out.<\/p>\n<p>On the way from the Mediterranean coast to Andorra, the road is winding along the mountains much of the way:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_211\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211\" class=\"wp-image-211 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0043-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0043\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0043-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0043-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0043.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pyrenees Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then these roads go through high mountain passes:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_212\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212\" class=\"wp-image-212 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0047-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0047\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0047-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0047.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road from Spain into Andorra<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_214\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214\" class=\"wp-image-214 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0075-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0075\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0075-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0075-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0075.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road from Andorra to Southern France<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The capital &#8211; called Andorra La Vella &#8211; is in a narrow valley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_215\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0069.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215\" class=\"wp-image-215 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0069-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0069\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0069-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0069-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0069.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Church in Andorra La Vella<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_218\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0066.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218\" class=\"wp-image-218 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0066-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0066\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0066-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0066-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0066.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A river that runs through the capital<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_217\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217\" class=\"wp-image-217 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0061-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0061\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0061-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0061-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0061.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The most famous landmark building in Andorra<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_216\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216\" class=\"wp-image-216 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0074-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0074\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0074-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0074-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0074.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mountains surround the whole city<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I stayed in an excellent four star hotel in downtown Andorra La Vella. It is called &#8220;Exe Principe&#8221; and was just 45 Euros in February. On the other hand, parking downtown costs an additional 15-18 Euros per day.<\/p>\n<p>Andorra seems to be a popular winter sports destination. At least on Saturday it was just one big traffic jam in both directions:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_213\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213\" class=\"wp-image-213 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0057-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"HNI_0057\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0057-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0057-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HNI_0057.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andorra roads on a weekend<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the other hand, during the week, there was hardly any car on the road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andorra is located in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. There is literally only one small road leading into it and one out. 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