Villa de Gijon Gijón

... for GPS--made for exciting times. ["Paul, I think we're driving in a dried river bed....the road ended back there!"]

We made our way into the Picos de Europa, a beautiful national park with amazing mountains. The hotel we're in is nestled in a small valley with impressive mountains all around. The Christian part, a beautiful medieval-looking church sitting up high....and of course a ...

... emblematic of the modern city of Aviles, which is a big industrial center of iron and zinc. The old area of town is very picturesque but it is surrounded by blocks and blocks of tall apartment buildings.




In a light rain, we walked to statue of Pedro Menendez so that Conrad could get his picture taken in front of it. He brought along a copy of the St Augustine Record so ...

... the mountains following the river Cares. Although it is only possible to see the river occasional due to it being too far below the path it is possible to hear it. The walk is about 24 kilometers there and back. Approx 16 miles. We have never been on such a spectacular walk. The path clings to the cliff face hundreds of meters above the gorge and burrows through solid rock. It is very difficult to describe adequately.

Tomorrow 2 10 09 we move on.

... br>Campo Municipal Las Caldas

Aside from the nice views and attractions, this place is also a noble city of traditional restaurants which take pride in their food and provide a taste of the specialties of Austrias. Tourism services such as travel guide, car hire, hotel Oviedo, beach and resorts, bars and restaurants are really in a world class services.

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Hotel Oviedo

... ir y venir y conociendo las calles, la gente y la vida de Oviedo y para cerrar con broche de oro no podia faltar la calle Gascona famosisima por las sidrerias y los verdaderos malabaristas que las sirven, nos instalamos en la "Sidreria Asturias" una de las mas antiguas, el mesero que servia la sidra con el vaso a la altura de las rodillas y la botella a la altura de su cabeza increibleeee atinadaaaa! y luego ya para terminar con el show el vaso y la botella a la misma altura pero ...

... first arrived, looking for the building numbers, and a guy immediately stopped to ask if I was lost. So far, the people of Oviedo have been just as friendly as those from La Coruna. I hope this trend continues for the rest of the trip.

Off for a walk - Oviedo was quite hot today, but luckily there is plenty of shade and breeze to keep things cool. Apparently Oviedo gets over 100 days of fog a year, but not ...

Primer Día 6/08/2009


Primeras horas de Vacaciones.-

Aunque el primer día de Vacaciones no pude evitar tener que trabajar las primeras horas de la mañana para finalizar unas tareas y poder salir tranquilamente de viaje.

Los niños estan ansiosos por ver a Santi y Juanchi que son los hijos de mis amigos de Venezuela, Jose Roberto Aldariz ( El Negro), a ...

The cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo is remains today as unique example of different architectural design. This primitive cathedral was built between 791-842 by the order of King Alfonso II of Austrias. The uniqueness design of the cathedral is influenced by Romanesque, Renaissance and Barocque elements. This architectural and cultural landmark is located in Oviedo, the ...

... to Playa de Aguilar - another beautiful, secluded, white sand beach. I resisted and didn´t collect any. There were only about 10 people there, so we bought an ice cream cone and relaxed on the patio in the sunshine. Jim took a picture of the hole in the floor in the men´s washroom where you were meant to squat and do your business, but there was no toilet paper! Interesting dilemma... At about 5:30 we headed to Gijon, where we were ...

... 200 pesetas for each tapa, 400 pesetas for the jamón (uncooked ham) rolls. You take as many as you want," said the barman. I thought it safer to put three on a plate and pay for them immediately. You can end up spending a lot of money on bar snacks. Each tapa in the bars were bite size baguette slices with toppings such as boquerones (very small sardines), calamares (squid) and tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette). In another ...