Andorra

How lucky to live in Barcelona, isn't it? Summer or winter, you have the Pyrenees right in your back yard. And in the city itself, you have the beach.

I had wanted to visit Andorra a few years earlier (2018), but was denied the rental car when the agency pointed out my driving license had expired! I had never thought of checking that.. Unlike with your passport, you know when it expires since you enter those dates when booking a flight or so. 

So that trip failed, but here I was three years later. Same idea. From Barcelona into Andorra for a long weekend. I booked a hotel in a little town called Ordino. One day we hiked the area of Estany Primer de Pessons, the other day Estany de Tristaina.

From being on top of the mountain - border edge between Andorra and France - at 10:00 in the morning. We headed down. Grabbed a coffee and a lomo con queso before the drive home to make it back on time to enjoy sangria at the Playa at 16:00 in the afternoon.

Good life!