Hospederia Museo De Valdepenas
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From Barcelona to Valencia
We slept in a little longer this morning. Woke up and went for a nice run over to where the light show was the night before, we did a little workout in the park and headed home to pack up our things. It was here that I my lock managed to malfunction and lock me out of my bag that held my iPad BOO. Nevertheless we ...
Swords and El Greco
... The Toledo cathedral is a grand gothic building which took 250 years to build (1227-1493) and although we've seen 4 amazing cathedrals in the last week I was still awed by its huge pillars and vaults. It also houses a sizeable art collection including many works by El Greco the famous Greek artist who spent most of his life in Toledo. Lunch was boccdillos ( baguettes with a filling) and I was out ordered ...
The Route of the Nazrids
... of ice cream and cheesecake. Nothing outstanding, but perfectly acceptable. All this was washed down with a bottle of the house red which was pretty good for the price ( I only wish I had made a note of the name!) After a good nights sleep, we awoke to the sunrise blazing in through our bedroom window. A welcome sight after yesterdays rain and clouds. Breakfast was a great array of hot and cold dishes, including the usual Iberico hams, chorizo, morcilla as well as fresh fruit and ...
The Rain In Spain Falls Mainly ...............
... sign for the Historic Centre on the motorway but then you’re on your own and you have to guess where it is.
As we crossed the Puente Romano, The Roman Bridge, you could see the effect that all the rain had made to the river Guadalquivir. It was muddy, the current was strong and the trees on the banks of islands in the river had been flattened by the high water. On the islands we could see the remains of watermills that were originally Moorish constructions.
The ...
The lakes
We picked up a hire car in Madrid and not only was it right had drive but also a stick shift which completely threw me – took a day to get used to it. Luckily though the instructions for getting out of Madrid were quite simple and twenty minutes later we were on or way south. Next stop was Consuegra to see the famous old windmills, there were 8 or 9 of them on a ridge overlooking the small town. We drove up for a closer look, none of ...