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Peniscola and enchanting fortress town
... the streets were decorated with lights and streamers and there were many nativity displays in the caves around the walls.The Christmas market of course was an added attraction with a menagerie of live animals, camels, donkeys, ponies, calves, lambs, chickens, piglets and the turkey.
The air was full of the smell of churros, chestnuts, and paella cooking from different stalls. A place worth a ...
Chrismas Preparations
Preparations for Christmas
As always we bring a friend along with us on our journey...this year it is Meery.........courtesy of Georgie, Karen and Dave. He has settled in quite nicely and is enjoying the Spanish sun.
Also along the theme of Christmas we went to Peniscola today and there was a Spanish Christmas market in the old fort . It was very atmospheric and with carols playing very festive. We found a ...
Day trips - don't tell Cid
... both have good beaches, again lined with high-rise holiday accommodation, but there’s not much in the way of character. However they are very pleasant places to while away an hour or so, sitting in a beach-front café enjoying the sun.
As so often in Spain, travel a few miles inland and the scene is very different. One day we drove up to the little Chapel of Santa Lucia, perched high on a hill overlooking ...
Bonterra Park
... creations for home or garden. Here a are a few of their best and we have included two of our favourties that we have bought for our awning.
Many others on site have little lucrative hobbies from card making to wood crafts and we can understand why people want to stay here for the whole winter as it has this little village community ethos to it.
We really are enjoying our week here and are tempted to come back next year maybe for the whole ...
In Search Of The Holy Grail
... at the tourist information office and picked up a map and got confirmation of the way to the science park. Armed with the map we walked on towards the cathedral. On the way we spotted a lovely little church, with a statue of St Martin on the front, where we spent some time wandering. At last we reached Plaza de la Reina, the central square, backed by the cathedral. We had not really walked far, but it felt like it, so time for ...