Wednesday, October 23

Oh the weather outside is drizzling and since we are taking the slow and easy road and since Cacéres is a fun place to wander, we are staying another night but changing hotels.  The cost of the hotel we are at is going up to $150.00 per night because there is a huge convention in town and all hotels are booked .  Convention of all EU countries: let’s hope they solve the world’s crises.  
The weather looks perfect from tomorrow on.  

More as the day unfolds.  For now:
My true love ever more
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We are so happy with our new abode.  We have an apartment to ourselves high up in the old town.  It took some wrong turns to find a way up without climbing stairs.  Now we’re settled and so happy.  We just had lunch at a tapas place with delicious food and wine all for 11 Euros.  
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And lo and behold we are in the exact place that some of Game of Thrones as filmed in!  It’s not advertised, not overrun; just looking as it always has and the cloud cover makes it perfect.  Here are a few photos before siesta. 
We are embracing the advice our family and friends have given us to have a vacation this time without feeling compelled to complete anything.  So we sleep a lot, we ride, we talk, take good care and it feels oh so fine.  So far.  

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And a few more photos from the evening.
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