Tempus Semper Fugit !
It occurs to me that it has been some time (April 2013) since I last blogged here and I intend to put that matter right straight away. Call it a New Year's Resolution of you like - or perhaps wishful thinking. So it's catch up time...
Well Mrs P went back to the UK in April to look after sister Dianne who had broken her leg in several places - no doubt not looking where she was going but there you are - and no sooner had she got backto Wales than Mrs P decided to have a nice trip and break her wrist - so between the two of them they had three arms and three legs - slightly not enough, but they got by and she eventually returned to Spain in June in time for my birthday and a trip to Avila, Slamanca, Segovia and Toledo.
Each one of those places was magnificent but, for me, Salamanca stands out as the loveliest place I have visited in Spain so far...
....closely followed by all the others!
That is to say:
- the walled town of Avila
- the Roman aqueduct in Segovia
- and Toledo.
Later on we went firstly with Alex and Sandy and then with Dianne, Simon and Sian up into the Sierra Espuna which, during the week and 'off season' is really beautiful. When it's busy however driving around a two way narrow road with hairpin bends and sudden inclines can be a little stressful. Fortunately on both occasions the traffic was not only minimal - it was mainly non existent!
We also had a couple of days exploring Murcia - the regional capital and our nearest big town.
Murcia Cathedral
Then in the Autumn we visited 'Green Spain' - the area around Bilbao,
San Sebastian and Santander...
This is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao - a fantastic city...
...and this is typical countryside of 'Green Spain' (Cantabria).
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