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Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Soria August 23rd 2011

See text in English below 21 julio 2011 Había conseguido madrugar, casi ni yo mismo me lo creía. Tomé la bicicleta, la envolví en bolsas de basuras y la cargué en el autobús que salía dirección Soria a las 7:00. Tras cambiar de autobús en Salas de los Infantes y hacer paradas por todos los pueblos de la sierra, llegamos a Duruelo casi a las 9:00. En el bar donde tomé el café con leche, la camarera y los clientes se quejaban del frío que hacía, de que este año no estaba verano y de la poca gente que estaba viniendo. Aparte de eso, parecían muy buena gente. Con la bicicleta subí de Duruelo hasta Fuente del berro, siempre bajo la sombra de los pinares. Unos 350 metros de desnivel en 7 kilómetros. No es mucho, ... read more
Valle del Río Portilla --- Valley of the Portilla river
Duruelo desde el collado Tres Provincias --- Duruelo seen from Tres Provincias pass
Fuente del berro --- Fountain of the watercress

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Soria January 13th 2010

Wednesday 13.1.210 day 90 Soria - Spain We got up had bfast and headed off to Spain. Today was our last day in Portugal so our last chance to use our favourite Portages word ‘Fucker’ (Knife), being Australian we had been thinking that we would use it in the crocodile Dundee style ‘that’s not a fucker this is a fucker’ but sadly we did not even get to ask for a fucker at bfast, Oh well maybe next time we are in Portugal. We drove though Central Spain but we did not get to see a lot as there was lots of fog and rain. We drove though lots of places that had snowed and there was still snow on the road but there was lots of snow ploys and gritters out so it was not ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Soria May 24th 2008

Well we are currently in spain and disaster - it rained all day yesterday. Have met the people who we will spend the week with and they seem like an interesting bunch but will let you know how we get along. I still think that anyone who wants to learn to speak Monaghanese must be a really good sort. Seppy PS Its my bday tomorrow - and there is no mobile reception here - its in the sticks!... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Soria May 24th 2008

Pueblo Ingles has been a fabulous way to meet the people of Spain. I´ve been talking with Spaniards all week - so much so, that my voice is starting to go. In the mornings, we are assigned to 1 Spaniard each hour for 3 sessions of 1-to-1 conversation. Then we have discussion groups for an hour. We can talk about anything we want to, except for American Politics (which I hate talking about anyway) and the Spanish Civil War (when Franco took power in the 1930s). Lunch is at 2 pm (in Spain, they eat their meals much later than we do). It´s a 3-course meal with wine & dessert. After lunch is a 2-hour siesta (most days I waited in line during siesta time to use the computer that 40 people had to share) and ... read more
Group hike
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Making paella for lunch

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Soria May 20th 2008

Pueblo Ingles literally means "English Village." It´s a 1-week English immersion village for Spanish people so they can practice their English with "native English speakers" without having to travel to Enlgand or North America. I applied as a volunteer through their website at www.puebloingles.com. This week there are 18 Spaniards and 18 Anglos (from USA, Canada, Ireland and England). The schedule is structured and rigorous, but it´s a brilliant way to meet Spaniards in Spain without having to speak Spanish. As a matter of fact, it´s forbidden to speak Spanish at all! It´s located in Valdelavilla, a remote village about 4 hours from Madrid. They think it was an old shepherd´s village that was originally built way back in the 1500´s. It was reconstructed as a rural tourist complex after it was abandoned in the 1960's ... read more
Main street
Outside the reception hall
Spanish & Anglos




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