Map showing Andorra location (opens in OpenStreetMap)
Directly above our hotel room, they had an industrial washing machine on rails, or that's what it sounded like. Next to us were the lifts.
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The main appeal of Andorra, as I understand, is that it is lodged between the mountains separating France and Spain.
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You can't fly to the country, so we rented a car in France and drove the winding roads to Andorra, one of us haplessly puking in the back.
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We picked up this hitch hiker on the way.
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Here's us on a pleasant hike outside of the capital, Andorra la Vella.
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Overlooking an artificial lake.
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One of the scenic valleys visible from the hike.
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The mountains proved a huge challenge.
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Taking scenic photos.
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Posing on the rocks.
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The hike ended up taking us on an asphalt route, and I found it rather boring.
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Two trees frozen in their dance.
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I'm not sure what this is exactly.
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Ammar negotiating his descent.
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We took a cable car to a mountain.
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Suddenly, there was snow all around us.
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For Ammar, this was the first cable car experience in his life.
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We drove on to Spain.
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The main attraction was the museum of Salvador Dalí. Here, a beating heart made of jewels.
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Salvador Dalí wasn't just a painter.
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I could not resist taking photos of the skulls.
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Hussar wings, almost.
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Loads of people queued up to see this.
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After the museum, we drove back to France to see this place where they obtain salt.
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Nothing here was in English. Perhaps I should learn French...
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Red hue.
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Our next stop was an abbey in France where we'd buy local wine.
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A statue in the abbey.
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The iconic castle of Carcassone was next.
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Inhabited since the Neolithic period, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the river Aude between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. [1 ]
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Carcassonne was the first fortress to use hoardings in times of siege.
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Carcassonne was demilitarised under Napoleon and the Restoration, and the fortified cité of Carcassonne fell into such disrepair that the French government decided that it should be demolished.
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The castle was restored, but that effort attracted a lot of criticism. The slate roofs were claimed to be more typical of northern France, as was the addition of the pointed tips to the roofs.
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Restoration was based on a 15th century drawing .
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I had an idea of taking what turned out to be the classic shot of Carcassone.
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We kind of found the spot, but my lens was too short, there was no snow in the mountains, and the air was hazy. Oh well.
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Just my luck. Eye-rolling.
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Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse.
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The atmospheric Gothic crypt.
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The Church of the Jacobins is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in Toulouse.
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The wonderful ceiling in the church.
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A smiling face in the cloister.
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Lovely ablaq-like arches.
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Tall columns in the church.
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A building under restoration.
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Another building in Toulouse.
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A sombre facade of a building - Société Archéologique du Midi de la France.
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Exotic face sculpted nearby.
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We visited the Airbus museum in Toulouse, but photography was not allowed.
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Thanks for checking out the photos.
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