Hostal Cortes Cuenca

... mosh pit at a metal concert. The flow of traffic is constantly interrupted by clogged sections of tourists stopped to watch what a street performer. I have to admit that even I became a part of the traffic jam when I saw a man push all of the handle of a spoon up his nose, and then tap it with a hammer. I stayed here watching his various tricks until he used the power drill to twist up his eyelid, and then decided it was time to find greener ...

... civiques. Je suis bien heureuse de ne pas conduire. *** On etait hier a Cuenca. C'etait magnifique, mais malheureusement tres petit et on a tout fait la ville en 3-4 heures de marche relaxe en faisant des pauses. Je vais poster des photos si l'ordi ne plante pas une autre fois... *** Je hais les femmes qui travaillent au service a la clientele et qui ne comprennent pas le but de leur travail (sauf ...

... Las casas colgadas y los llamados rascacielos (casas construídas en las rocas con hasta once plantas) son muy picturescos. Cuenca debe ser un lugar ideal para retirarse por un par de días del ajetreo de otras ciudades vecinas. Sin embargo, nos quedamos un poco decepcionados. La zona nueva es indescriptiblemente anodina y la antigua parece tener vida sólo en temporada alta ,pues había únicamente una cafeter ...

... prochainement. Plus tard en apres midi, c'est vers un autre versant qu'on est allé grimper, mais lá sur un chemin qui n'en avait pas l'air, mais qui au bout, nous a recompensé avec une superbe vue. Magnifique!!!!!!!! Voilá pour aujourd'hui. Ce soir, resto au dernier etage de l'hotel, avec vue sur la ville !!!! Demain, levé tòt pour retour á Toledo et rendre l'auto. La fin des vacances approche !!!! Hasta luego

... at the top of the hill and in the main square we looked in vain for the anticipated cluster of hotels. From the tourist-friendly yellow signs it appeared that there was....one. It could have been a formative moment in the ability to build character whilst lugging a rucksack in the rain but in the event it was actually both cheap and nice. The 18th Century, former choir school was very beautiful indeed ...

... sieste d'une heure pour essayer de me remettre ! On a pu donc ensuite aller á la decouverte de la vielle ville, perchée, et aller voir la Plaza Mayor, et "las casas colgadas", ces maisons perchées sur la roche. Vous verrez les photos bientot. Le soir, j'avais tellement hate d'aller au lit ! Mais bon, il fallait bien aller faire manger Camille. Moi, j'ai commandé un plat, mais il a eu du mal á passer ! Camille en a mangé une partie. Mon lit............. A demain

Left Madrid on Dec. 27 and headed for Cuenca. There was suppose to be these hanging houses. More like houses slightly over the edge of the rock face than hanging. Cuenca is a small town but there were some cool museums and buildings. On the 29th when we left Cuenca and got the train to Valencia where we encountered an ...

... we would be charged a hefty fee for not refilling it, we headed out to find a gas station. Easier said than done, considering half of Valencia was cordoned off for Fallas parades and the other half was a maze of one way streets. Oh yeah, and most of the stations were closed. This was a serious test of my navigational abilities, but after about 45 minutes of hunting we found a station and refilled. Adventure over.

... beer in my glass, even though the other half is gone. But this oversleep was not really my fault. It was because of the Spanish TV that shows some ... shameless programs after the midnight. The programme I watched first was so exxxciting, you cannot find any equivalent in Eastern Asia. I actually read an article that in China, you can get executed by watching something even less explicit (or "sensored", to be direct), that can only be ...

Cuenca was my 2nd destination in Spain and is about 2.5 hours from Madrid by train or bus, it's a rather quiet small town but good enough to spend a few days. Day 8 After arriving from Madrid, I immediately started looking for accommodation. Cuenca does not have a Youth Hostel so I was looking for a pension. As I was walking down the street from the train station, there were already a few hotels and ...