You probably notice from my posts that we are getting saturated with new experiences. Our heads are spinning and our legs are tired of walking. I have gained muscles and my legs don't ache as much at the end of each day.
So instead of trying to push more experiences into this trip we chose an all inclusive hotel on the beach for the next 2 days before we return our car and head back to Madrid by train. It was a good decision. It felt good to not have to decide where and what to eat and because it is a place where the British come, the food is like home.
About the food: I have really enjoyed the breakfast with multiple breads, cheeses, yogurts, etc. but I can't say I have fallen I love with Spanish cuisine AND I still haven't figured when they eat. Breakfast doesn't start until after 8. At noon, if we go to a restaurant and ask what they are serving, they say "Breakfast." But that could consist of bread with meat on it. And even then we can't always figure out what we are eating. When they say tuna, it's not the flaked tuna we are used to but a slice of smoked tuna. From 2 pm to 3pm they serve tapas which are like an appetizer, but then again, I'm not sure what I'm eating. Then everything closes and they gradually start to open at 7 pm for dinner. If you get there at 4 pm, they say the kitchen is closed. By the time they open, we've had a Gelato and snacked on some nuts or chips and are not hungry anymore so we often don't eat that night.
So, saying all that, we decided to look into coming home a few days early; and it worked, We changed our ticket to leave on Sunday the 9th and will arrive at 3 pm in Phoenix.
Our time here has been amazing and we have learned so much about the history and culture in Spain and how they went from being conquered by the Moors, then the church conquered them, then the Spanish revolution between Communism/Anarchist and Nationalist/Fascist. From what I see, neither was good and both ended up oppressing the other. Somehow, after Franco died in 1974 they were able to return to be a Socialist Republic. They joined the EU which has poured a lot of money into bringing it into the modern world. So while there is a lot of historic landmarks, the infrastructure is all new. It's called the "miracle of Spain".
Also, norther Europeans and the Brits have flocked to the Costa Del Sol (Sunny coast) on the Mediterranean Sea. 100,000's flock here with condo's resorts, time shares, etc. They have overwhelmed the shore.
Our wanderings are about to end and I will sign off for now. We will see what evolves when we get back to our "Real World."
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