13 avril 2011 - Zaragoza to Andorra de Vella

MERCREDI

Breakfast at the hotel; the hostess was very friendly.

Took a quick walk with mom and stopped again at El árbol to get food for the road.

Went to the parking garage to get the car. Heading out of Zaragoza.

Massive bull on the hillside. Landscape of mesas, plateaus, etc..

Our favorite stop along the autoroute, the toll booth.

Crossing the Greenwich Meridian. 

Mom knitting in the back seat.

Stopping for lunch at Pantà de Rialb located just off the highway.

Back on the road heading north toward the Pyrénées.

Andorra border control; they just waved us through.

Arriving in Andorra la Vella, the capital of Andorra, which is a co-principality between the French President and the Bishop of Urgell, Catalonia, Spain.

There was all sorts of construction going on.

I suppose the large snowman, because of the nearby ski resorts nestled in the mountains.

Ria Gran Valira. Sculpture by Salvador Dali.

Andorra thrives on its tourism industry and being a tax-haven. 

Enjoyed a little snack outside: crackers, mushroom pâté, and water.

In Andorra, one can send letters either through the French or Spanish mail system. On this street corner there are two different mail dropoffs; the first box is La Poste (France) and the second box is El Correo (Spain).. 

Pea-patch gardens up the mountain.

Dinner at La Cantina, a delicious family-run pizzeria. On the menu, we turned to the page with the British flag. The menu was equiped for tourists, but also the various languages in Andorra. Catalan is the official language, though Spanish, French, and Portueges are often spoken.