{"id":935,"date":"2022-04-10T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/?p=935"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:11:57","slug":"%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%a9-through-the-snow-of-andorra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/?p=935","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde9 Through the snow of Andorra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trip to Andorra was carefully planned according to the weather forecast. It was supposed to be the warmest sunniest day and my only chance in the foreseeable future to visit the country that I had never been to and was very curious to see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tiny little country in the middle of the Pyrenees mountains squeezed between Spain and France and somehow not being a part of EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Image-24-04-2022-at-14.34.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Image-24-04-2022-at-14.34.jpg 988w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Image-24-04-2022-at-14.34-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Image-24-04-2022-at-14.34-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning of April is the end of the ski season with still quite a lot of snow but the temperatures start to rise, being the perfect time to see snow and not freeze to death on your motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can\u2019t say I wasn\u2019t worried though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I got even more worried as I started seeing the snow covered mountain tops, as I was riding towards Andorra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was trying to take in every bit of the last Spanish warmth and bring it with me to Andorra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My plan A was to just drive through the country, get a few coffees to keep myself from freezing and quickly move on to France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But deep inside I was hoping it wouldn\u2019t be that bad and I would be able to spend a day riding around Andorra!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you know what?! It was warm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I mean not summer warm of course. But not winter cold either!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9703-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9703-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9703-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9703-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9703-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9703-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9749-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9749-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9749-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9749-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9749-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9749-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9757-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9757-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9757-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9757-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9757-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9757-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9825-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9825-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9825-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9825-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9825-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9825-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the roads were absolutely fine and not icy at all! Except for the one part There was only one part that was still covered with slush-like snow and as I watched a 4&#215;4 struggle to get through it I decided it was smartest to turn around and go explore some other curves \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And oh my god!! So so beautiful! Not a single straight road in the whole country (and you can pretty much drive every single road in one day)! And the whole vibe is like a big ski village, cute houses, ski lifts and rentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde9 Part 45. Montfalc\u00f3 \ud83c\udfcd Andorra. 268km\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Frvz_91eMe4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spain to Andorra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Part 46. Andorra \ud83c\udfcd Prades143km\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ffOvECIYHU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andorra to France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So happy I took the chance to visit it!<br>Thank you Andorra for a warm welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trip to Andorra was carefully planned according to the weather forecast. It was supposed to be the warmest sunniest day and my only chance in the foreseeable future to visit the country that I had never been to and was very curious to see! 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