Didn’t think it could get any colder; we had a
freezing day in Avila but absolutely worth it.
After a leisurely breakfast with
Roza in Salamanca, the short drive to Avila was uneventful; strange landscape,
from farming to rugged with snow peaked mountains in the background. Staying in
a lovely hotel within the walls of the old town, one of the few towns where the
wall is still intact.
Luck was on our side as we also found a car parking space
first up 50 meters from the hotel. After checking in, went exploring, it was
bitterly cold wind and an occasional shower. Not a nice day but a walk through
Avila helps you forget about the cold.
We walked on top of the old city wall
(castle like), which further tested our resilience to the cold weather.
That’s
enough about the weather. The forecast at our next destination, Madrid is
pretty warm. Avila is a pretty little town definitely worth visiting; not far
from Madrid. The wall, plazas and the customary cobbled stone lanes were very
memorable. Had another shocker of a dinner tonight. Whilst exploring in the
arvo, we were on the look out for where to eat. We settled on a place with an
old world charm that had quite a buzz at lunchtime. It turned out to be dud.
The food was ok but nothing to right about in Tripadvisor. One of those places
where they want you out of there as they don’t expect you back. Can’t leave
today’s blog on that note; we took our bat and ball walked around the outside
of the wall, came back to the hotel which has a lovely lounge where Ursi finished
watching the latest episode of “The Good Fight” whilst I write this. One more
thing, we booked our accommodation in Segovia through Airbnb, the hostess is a
keen cyclist; it will delight my mate, Ellwood.
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