Andorra

Andorra is the largest of the European microstates, it's also the highest; Which is why we decided to go there, to the resort of Grandvalira, to ski and snowboard.

Did you know that you can also learn things while at the snow? We got these facts from the columns along the chairlifts.

Andorra Fact No 1: Andorra is a co-principality with the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell, as co-princes. This means that the President of France, as Prince of Andorra, is an elected monarch.

Andorra Fact No 2: The population of Andorra is about 80,000. (The lifts at Grandvalira can carry 100,000 people per hour)

Andorra Fact No 3: Skiing first became popular in Andorra in the 1930's. (Luckily we came at a not so popular time)

Andorra Fact No 4: In Andorra, one can search for the tamarro. This is a non-existent mythical animal which looks like a deer but has legs on one side of its body shorter than the other.

Andorra Fact No 5: The one and only official language of Andorra is Catalan. It sounds like a mixture between French, Spanish and Gibberish.

Andorra Fact No 6: The highest point in Andorra is Coma Pedrosa at 2,942m. Josh tried his best to get higher.

Andorra Fact No 7: Andorra maintains a small Army, and all able-bodied men who own firearms must serve.  The Army's main responsibility is to present the national flag at ceremonies.

We took one day off from skiing to relax. We bought a few things in the giant shopping area known as Andorra La Vella.

We unwound at the spa resort of Caldea, which included Roman baths, Jacuzzis, a hammam, an outdoor heated pool, saunas and more. (We didn't take a camera, so this one is from the net)

And in the evening we did Ice-Karting. This is exactly what it sounds like, Go-Karts on ice. It looked like this...

But it felt like this (Click Here)

Finally, a special treat for this week's blog entry, a blooper reel! These come with a warning though, so if you are afraid of bad language, turn your speakers off.