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Published: October 3rd 2017
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Iglesia de San Juan de Real
I wish we could go inside this church but I don't think we will get the chance. So much to see and do; so little time. We found out later that this church was built about 1912 so not so old. We departed Las Arenas early Monday morning on a bus to Oviedo. Again we got on a bus in the dark and rain with no idea where we were going. If it wasn't for all the nice people taking care of us, we probably would have ended up in Ironwood MS. After an hour and a half bus ride, we arrived in Oviedo, as planned. We grabbed a cup of coffee and the coffee shop wifi helped figure out the bus route to the AirBnB. Twenty minutes later we arrived. After a short siesta, we headed out for an excusion. First on the agenda was to print a couple of train tickets. So we found a printshop but they couldn't attach to our phones to download the file, so off we went to another coffee shop for wifi. We emailed the tickets to the print shop and picked them up after lunch. With that done we headed to Park Campo de San Francisco which is a small park about 30 min walk from our AirBnB. The park was very lovely and quiet and we enjoyed the picturesque scenery. After the requisite ice cream, we headed to the shopping area to tool
Parkque Campo de San Francisco
The Park of San Francisco is partially dedicated to Woody Allen who owns a second home in Oviedo. around and people watch. We found a market and purchased food and wine before heading back home to make dinner.
One Tuesday we found Old Town Oviedo. It was a treat to walk around the old buildings and churches and tour the plaza and shops. There we found a huge market loaded with vegetables, meats, and seafood from the area. It was very similar to Pikes Place Market in Seattle. It would be a treat to live close to such a market in order to buy fresh food a couple of times a week. Spain is loaded with neigborhood markets on every street. Each day we find ourselves buying fresh fruits, breads, and vegies from a local market since we actually stay in downtown or midtown areas.
About lunch time, we walked to the Calle de Gascona, the Bulevar de la Sidra. The area around Ovieda is known for its cider. Along Calle de Gascona, there are cider mills and restaurants galore. Kathy and I picked a restaurant and enjoyed a bottle of cider to see what we thought. Although good, it's not for us. I think we will stick to wine. So we had wine with our
D.Manuel Fernandez Avello
Not that I know who this is, but interestingly enough, this statue had a narrative in brail but not in english. I feel a little put out by that. lunch. After lunch, we headed home for a siesta. This siesta thing is a great idea. About 3 in the afternoon, all the shops close until about 4 or 5. I don't know what they do, but Kathy and I take a nap.
After the siesta, we went on a search for a curling iron, and some salt and pepper. We didn't find the curling iron but we did find the Mall Modoo. Stuck right in the middle of this quaint spanish town is this ultra modern hotel and mall. The mall looks like the Starship Interprise. It is massive. But they didn't have a curling iron. Finally we found a grocery store and looked for salt and pepper. We looked and looked and looked. We finally found the salt...by the sardines. So we thought maybe the store stocked it's shelves alphabetically. So we looked for the pepper over by the purina dog chow. But it wasn't there. It was over by the donuts. Hummm! Wonder what the spanish for pepper is...or maybe its the donuts.
Tomorrow we head to Madrid...
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