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Valenca
Im in Portugal at last. Drove across what looked like a bridge that had been bombed recently and was now slowly being restored. This was the border crossing from Spain into Portugal. The first stop across the border was Valenca, a large fortified town atop of a ...
Here Vigo, here Vigo!
... then go off with Neil & Valerie to find a taxi to take us to Baiona, a little seaside fishing village about 12 miles away. It seems there is a set price €35 for the round trip and €17 for each hour waiting. Our driver is a lovely young boy but has no English so we have a lot of pointing and guessing as we go along!
We ask him to drop us at the Parador which is on the sea front occupying an old ...
Arrivederci Italia...Hola Espana!!
... more roasted red pepper. We have had a serious lack of fresh veggies this trip so this meal was just exactly what we needed. Not only that, all of it was the best we've had in Europe: the wine, bread, and main course were perfect. So far, Spain is agreeing with us. Or maybe we're agreeing with Spain. We toasted and thanked my grandfather, Jose Pineiro Freire, who I never met and who left Galicia for the USA when he was a young man. This is why we're here, for ...
Yellow paint and oysters
... and there is a slight air of falling on hard times.
The remains of the castle are not really very exciting, neither is the reconstruction of the ancient settlement, which now boasts 3 little houses amidst some stone circles, fenced in with more wire mesh than Alcatraz. This area would have been much nearer the sea than it is now, as they reclaimed a portion of land from the sea about 100 years ago.
A coffee was called for, so back down ...
Smoke and mirrors
... laid aside for further investigation, so I joined the queue, where everyone was furiously trying to re-pack their luggage, having had it rifled.
"Never goes back as easily, does it?" I said to a poor girl who was trying to stuff all her personal effects back into her bag in full view of everyone.
Mine was duly passed as fit and we were allowed through.
Just time for a coffee, some catch up phone calls and to write a sniffy letter to ...