Monthly Archives: October 2009

It’s another sunny day in Valencia and there are a number of errands that need to be tended to today before we have lunch.  A brief shopping trip to the supermarket at El Corte Inglés is followed by a search … Continue reading →

It has rained overnight and we wake to an overcast sky.  With breakfast eaten and the dishes washed, we schlep an incredible amount of dark clothes to the laundromat.  They tell us to return at 6:00 and they will have … Continue reading →

Today is a holiday in all of Spain.  It is El Día de la Hispanidad and it celebrates Columbus’ discovery of America.  That means that all shops, banks and government offices are closed.  The Central Market is closed, also.  Many … Continue reading →

Friday, October 9, 2009 We beat the alarm clock by a good hour and we are up and dressed by 9:30.  We pay our hotel bill and head for the train station. We grab a quick breakfast in the Club … Continue reading →

Monday – October 5, 2009 We are up before nine on Monday and by the time we get it all together it is close to 11:00 and he head out for our morning coffee and croissant.  After that, we head … Continue reading →

At precisely 10:00 AM we knock on Carmen and Antonio’s door and then the four of us make our way to the second floor where the restaurant is located.  We are seated outside and told that breakfast is a cold … Continue reading →

It is a quick three minute walk from the hotel to the spot where the winery tour begins.  There are about a dozen of us and we are told that the tour will cover both the old and new sections … Continue reading →

Eight thirty comes all too early and we quickly shower and dress and are on the street at nine fifteen as promised.  We meet Antonio and Carmen and after a quick breakfast, consisting of a pincho de tortilla and coffee, … Continue reading →

It is Friday, a little before 9:00 AM and, since we forgot to close the blackout curtain, the morning sun is streaming brilliantly through the curtains. A minute later the loudspeakers from the school next door begin to pulsate with … Continue reading →

I was still feeling the after effects of tourist tummy, but the good news was that I was feeling considerably better.  The walk to the train station was ten minutes at most and since we were forty five minutes away … Continue reading →