Parador Cuenca Hotel

Vale, ya tenemos todas los visados!!!! He mirado billetes a Santiago y nos cuesta 120 EUR cada una solo ida....Entonces he pensado en el tema de alquilar un coche visto lo visto....eso nos daria un poco mas de flexibilidad en cuanto a los horarios y no nos sald'ia mucho mas caro....Esta noche, reunion de pastores..Eso cambiaria la ruta, pero que mas da!!!! Lo malo es que condenaria a mi hermana a conducir todo el rato.. :S vamos a ver....

... 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!!!

... decente abierta durante todo el día. El resto eran un par de bares un tanto "indeseables", aunque el "Lonely Planet" los considera muy typical Spanish (no tienen ni idea...). Aún así, cuenca puso un buen fin a nuestra aventura pues, como hemos experimentado en muchas ocasiones, la lluvia te ayuda a parar, pensar y a darte carrerilla para empezar de nuevo. Esta vez será haciendo el camino de vuelta a casa.

... 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

... 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 ...

... 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 ...