¿Cómo se dice...?: Trip through the Pyrenees (6/21)

We left Andorra before lunch and drove through the Pyrennes towards Perpignan, France. I had hoped to drive through more of Andorra on the way, but I turned left when I should've turned right and then let the GPS take over (see previous post).

The drive was interesting--lots of hairpin turns with little towns clinging to the mountainside every so often in both Spain and France. Saw some good scenery too.

View of the Pyrenees (France)

Stone Bridge

At-grade highway-rail crossing with active warning devices, France (I had to do it).

I also confirmed on this leg of the trip what I thought I noticed a few times in Spain: Andorran drivers are fast and aggressive. They passed on curves and at speeds I would never try--and I have a lead foot (and they were usually in BMWs or Audis).

We also drove through a little enclave of Spain called Llivia. It's totally surrounded by France and was about halfway on our way to Perpignan. I foolishly thought that the place would be quiet and deserted. Wrong. There were a lot of tour buses and cars, and if I haven't mentioned it before, parking in Europe is a nightmare. No one was hungry and so we decided to keep moving.

Finally, the road (N116) widened and straightened out as we approached Perpignan. This town--surprise--has a lot of history and was once the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca in the 13th and 14th centuries.