We slept for 8 to 9 solid hours and felt better this morning. We went to Starbucks for breakfast and then wandered around. There are miles and miles of stores. Mostly expensive. Also lots of coffee shops, gelato shops... We sampled both over our time here. We went to the market square area (apparently one of the largest in Europe) and bought some fruit and then a sandwich from a shop nearby. Lladro is made in Spain and it is something that Wendy had always liked, ever since her Mom bought a piece many years ago. We found a couple of shops that sold it and found a matching piece for her current one, even though it was discontinued years ago.
We walked to the beach and walked along the sand for awhile, sat for awhile and walked some more. I had decided not to carry my camera and bag so that we could relax about it all so I took a few pictures with Wendy's. Great place, 28c temperatures.
The buildings in the Gothic portion of town are all similar in design at about 5 or 6 stories tall and continuous. But, the fronts are all different designs, mostly with small balconies. It is a really interesting effect and makes it very different from what we saw in London, Italy or France.
We found another restaurant from Rick Steves book and had pasta. We were the only customers in the place, but the food was good. Just as we finished, more people arrived and the couple down from us was from...Calgary! We chatted a bit with them. They were just starting their 3 week vacation. he had his wallet stolen in a scam so they were a bit discouraged.
We have our bags packed, carefully weighed and ready to go. We are ready to head back, though the weather is a bit of a concern. Also, getting back to reality is going to be really hard. I guess it had to happen sometime.
Maybe we will add a summary of what we learned and enjoyed the most later.
Note to self: hello in Spanish is hola, NOT halo! The girl at Starbucks is probably still laughing.
We walked to the beach and walked along the sand for awhile, sat for awhile and walked some more. I had decided not to carry my camera and bag so that we could relax about it all so I took a few pictures with Wendy's. Great place, 28c temperatures.
The buildings in the Gothic portion of town are all similar in design at about 5 or 6 stories tall and continuous. But, the fronts are all different designs, mostly with small balconies. It is a really interesting effect and makes it very different from what we saw in London, Italy or France.
We found another restaurant from Rick Steves book and had pasta. We were the only customers in the place, but the food was good. Just as we finished, more people arrived and the couple down from us was from...Calgary! We chatted a bit with them. They were just starting their 3 week vacation. he had his wallet stolen in a scam so they were a bit discouraged.
We have our bags packed, carefully weighed and ready to go. We are ready to head back, though the weather is a bit of a concern. Also, getting back to reality is going to be really hard. I guess it had to happen sometime.
Maybe we will add a summary of what we learned and enjoyed the most later.
Note to self: hello in Spanish is hola, NOT halo! The girl at Starbucks is probably still laughing.
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