Category Archives: Spain

Home to Channel

After an uneventful drive through the rain we arrived in Burgos, though we did stop for an excellent menu Del dia (somewhere) en-route.  After checking into our hotel with good intentions of going out, we collapsed and watched television, but … Continue reading

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Our spring trip to UK

0500hrs on the 1st March and our drive back to UK starts; we were going to go a day or so earlier but we were “Parrot sitting”. We were very honoured to be trusted to look after Rita’s parrot “Jack” … Continue reading

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Oviedo

Oviedo is the administrative centre for the region of Asturias in the north of Spain about 20 miles from the Bay of Biscay. The region of Asturias was a kingdom that has history stretching back to eighth centaury and the … Continue reading

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Chinchon to Oviedo

Had a lovely breakfast before leaving, had one last look round the hotel, it certainly is a beautiful place, and very peaceful. Really enjoyed our stay here. Car loaded and off we go to Oviedo, we past Madrid and it … Continue reading

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Chinchon

After our un-expected partying last night we had a lay-in, after 9.00 before we got up and then we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast to set us up ‘till the Menu del dia we booked for 3.00pm at the same place … Continue reading

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Leaving home to Chinchon

We have had such hectic times, with packing everything up and putting in storage, problems with car and house insurance it was lovely to go to Casa Araez with Helena and Roger for hopefully what was our last night in … Continue reading

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