Fresh squeezed OJ, ham, cheese and sweet rolls for a late breakfast. Rather than spend God knows how many Euros to have the hotel do our laundry, we hauled a huge bag to the other side of the main plaza and found a terrific laundry/internet café where the attendant gave us free soap and fed coins into the machine for us and just charged us when it was all done.
RRZ had a siesta and I walked over to the Museum of Art Deco where my camera was confiscated and I was unable to take pictures of the fabulous stained glass windows. Saw exhibits of dolls of the past 150 years, lace handkerchiefs, mildly erotic figurines and a collection of fans. Returned with pastries in hand to keep us until tonight.
After resting, we set off at 6:30 and walked across the Roman Bridge that crosses the wide Tormes River lined with lovely habitat of trees and rushes. Back to the main plaza, stopping at several bookstores and watching the crowds of students and older people walking arm-in-arm. All the stores were open and it was a lively, charming sight. We had supper of paella and beer and more ice cream and got home early at 10.
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Hola ! I was looking forward to more postings and here they are ! Thank you. Sorry about the rain. We are having a mini heatwave in New England - 92 degrees at 5:30pm today - whew. Not quite set up for this yet.
The ice cream must be really good as you seem to consume it alot - ah, pistachio. Wonderful.
Thanks so much for doing this. It is a great way to enjoy the trip vicariously.
xoxo
Hil
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