2 more countries and back to the UK...
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| French sign in Prades |
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| View from Canaveilles |
So we painted another room (the living room) in the house in the Pyrenees on another sunny day, we managed to get the whole room done with 2 coats in a day, we were pretty impressed with our speed! (It's quite a big room.)
Where our house is situated is just on the border of both Spain and Andorra, so we took a day to go and explore our surroundings. Driving through some more windy roads, over and through mountains, we arrived in Spain. The signs changed to feature Spanish, but the landscapes looked pretty much the same.
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| Road on the way to Andorra |
Shortly after, we hit Andorra de Vella, the capital of Andorra. Andorra apparently has 7 towns, and we visited 2 during our short trip. From what I experienced, Andorra is all about shopping and skiing, with cheap fuel and cigarettes due to their low taxes (I read about the tobacco FYI). It has lots of nice scenery, although I think we have been spoilt recently with our current location.
Evol, a nearby village, is one of the top 50 most beautiful villages in France apparently, so we decided to go and check it out. It was pretty cute...having seen a few French villages now, I have a few to compare it to. We met a few lively collies and wandered around a colourful graveyard.
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| Church in Evol |
On Thursday we decided to head to the coast. I'd read about a place called 'Collouire' that is supposed to be very picturesque and a place of inspiration for Matisse and Picasso, amongst other famous artists, so we decided to visit. I have to agree, it is very nice. We had a packed lunch by the sea and wandered around the streets full of local artists and cobbled paths.
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| Collouire |
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| One of the views that inspired some famous artists |
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| View of Collouire |
On our last day, in between packing our bits up, we treated ourselves to a thermal spa. About 20 minutes away from where we have been staying is 'St. Thomas' baths'. It's situated amidst the mountains and heated naturally (it actually comes out too hot so they have to cool it down so people can get in it!). We had a lovely time floating around and gazing at the snow capped mountains that surrounded us.
So this weekend was our last weekend in France...after packing up in the Pyrenees we headed north on our 11.5 hour drive towards Calais. We didn't really have any set backs and had a pretty smooth drive, arriving at Calais late Saturday night, then sailing across on a ferry back to Dover on Sunday morning.
So here I am, back in the UK, getting ready for Christmas!
I've had a great adventure...met lots of interesting people and have done and seen lots of new things, experiencing a bit of the French culture and improving my French at the same time!
I wonder what my next adventure will be...
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