DAY 23, 26 JUNE 2017 DAY MONDAY TRAVEL DAY CORDOBA OVER TO ALMAGRO

This our 3^rd day at the NH Hotel, different breakfast crew Paul asked for eggs and got just one.  (They were out of eggs in the shell, others had been cracked  ready for omelets or scrambled eggs but the delivery is NOT scheduled for another day. Suck it up bub!! (Paul’s entry, he needs his eggs in the morning!) We are heading up to Almagro today so we loaded the car for the short stint up there. Though the heat has broken a bit it will be good to have fresher temperatures.

The Parador de Almagro is one we have visited before, it is a 16 century convent. There is a feeling of calm, peace and serenity here. The rooms are elegant and comfortable the hallways wide. There is a pool too! We had eaten at a terrific restaurant and were ready for a siesta and maybe the pool later. It might have warmed up enough by then. We will explore the Plaza Mayor later.The pool was lovely, refreshing and relaxing. Set us up nicely for an evening walk and a few tapas for dinner.

We wandered into town, the Plaza Mayor being only about a 5 minute walk and has an open air theater which is a center for dramatic arts in the region. Unfortunately the International Theater Festival is not held until July so we will miss that! The Plaza is very picturesque and has a particularly interesting shop where woman sit and do Tatting or lace making using bobbins which they move with amazing speed. It is closed right now but we will return tomor

We have seen 8 bulls so far, plus 4 - Tio Pepe bottles now.

We had quite a chat with the guy at the lunchtime restaurant about how difficult for business. Some days lots of people, others, hardly anyone. A lot like Cocoa Beach! Paul would remember what we ate at that place in the Plaza, I don’t but he wants to come back tomorrow for Abuelas Patatas which, the young man told us is a family secret!

Quite a light relaxing day compared to hoofing it around Cordoba in 100F weather though we still managed to 4 miles of walking! Paul is still not very enthusiastic about all this walking but is very pleased with himself when he logs in 4 or 5 miles of walking, a great achievement!