Hotel Leonor de Aquitania Cuenca

... place that had enough room to hand you a beer was difficult, but eventually we found a spot that even had a table where we could sit and have a pitcher of Sangria. We had it in mind that we should just go around and have 1 drink at each place so we could see more in one night, which I didn't think was too bad of an idea. However, at bar 4 we ran into some interesting and animated Spaniards who chatted us up for quite some time until asking us ...

... et voir le Protugal et l'Espagne (et l'Europe en general) pendant que l'on peut marcher et monter des marches. Lorsqu'on ne le peut plus, on pourra aller aux Etats-Unis! Je ne sais pas comment les pauvres vieux ici font pour survivre dans ces rues inegales, ces marches sans arret, ces collines de la mort qui n'en finissent plus et ces rues si etroites qu'une voiture et un pieton ne peuvent cohabiter!!!

Del centro parte una calle hacia el empinado casco antiguo de Cuenca y sigue lloviendo sin parar. Por ser el final nos alegró mucho encontrar una ganga: la Posada de San José, un antiguo monasterio del siglo XVII y colegio después, convertido en hotel rústico y conservando muchos detalles. Toda la parte antigua esta situada sobre la garganta del río Júcar y las vistas, bordeando toda la zona, son magnificas ...

... en montagne composé de rochers qui, avec l'errosion, ont pris des formes particuliéres. On y reste une heure á faire cette belle ballade, c'etait vraiment tres beau. Redescente de la montagne pour retour en ville avant d'aller, en debut d'apres midi, grimper une colinne qu'on avait vue sur la route de ce matin. Belle balade le long de rochers, en hauteur, avec une super vue sur un paysage que vous verrez sur les ...

... the place campaigning for the routing of the AVE through Cuenca on its way to Valencia, were met with the response, "...if they want the AVE, they´re going to have to put some effort in". - No, not Spain´s Minister for Transport, but Virg. Reluctantly then, we have to end the trip. Back to Malaga for a couple of weeks with family before heading back to the UK and the world of work. Until next time..... A&Vx

... une bonne sieste de 30mn avant de continuer. Nouvel arrèt pour manger. J'etais encore brouillé de l'estomac que je n'ai pas pu finir le sandwich ! Non mais franchement, ètre malade en vacances !!! On a finalement réussi á finir la route pour arriver á la ville de Cuenca. J'etais tellement fatigué qu'on a pris le 1er hotel qui se presentait. C'est un hotel 3 etoiles !!! Mais les pris étaient trés résonnables alors parfait ! J'ai fait immediatement une ...

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 cleaned the hostel out of honeycakes (I snuck a few for the road) and headed out. We had to stop for gas, which was a whopping 40 euros. Ouch. In order to make the most of our new tank of gas, Chantal waited until we were several miles on the road before realizing she had left her phone at the hostel. So another detour later, we chugged along to Cuenca. It was a very scenic route through the mountains. It was ...

... me as a "lucky *******". * * * * * * Cuenca has an old city separated from the new part. The old part looks very historical, with full of medieval monuments to see. The cathedral was the most memorable to me beside the Casas Colgadas (hunging houses). The Cathedral is huge but not well-decorated. However, I had a feeling that the place was sacred. I'm not a religious person, but I could feel it. Seriously speaking, I was scared of its ...

... front door was locked so I spoke through the interphone in Spanish; - Hi, is there any single room for tonight? A woman's voice answered. - Yes, for 25 euro. - Is it? It's VERY expensive! - Oh well, how is it at 15, then? I was stunned by the immediate 40% discount. I was silent for a while but I decided to go further, - Well, it's good. But would it be any cheaper if I stayed for 3 nights? - 3 nights ...