After our stay in Porto, it was time to say goodbye to Andy and head home. We decided to take a different route back, heading more north this time.
From the Barcelona airport, we drove to Andorra La Vella, in Andorra. I’ve always wanted to go to Andorra since it’s such a tiny country that hardly ever gets any attention, but it wasn’t quite what I expected. Nestled between Spain and France, Andorra is a tax-free shopping destination, so much so that we felt like we were in one giant duty-free airport shop. Our hotel was surrounded by shops selling liquor, cigarettes, expensive watches, and electronics. We noticed both on the way in and out that the border patrol seemed to be very thorough with searching cars! Although there wasn’t much to see in Andorra la Vella, the drive onwards into France was very scenic as we drove up into the Pyrenees and through ski resorts.
From Andorra, we drove all day until we reached a highway motel outside of Orléans, France. We spent the night there and then drove the rest of the way home, through Paris (crazy traffic even at 10am on a Sunday morning) and through Belgium. The final two days were really exhausting as we drove around 9 hours each day and there was not too much interesting scenery on the way.
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