We slept in until about 9:30. Joe got up in time to make it to the hotel breakfast downstairs. Me? not so much. I finally got my shit together, and we set out to walk a bit around 11:30.
There's a park not far from the hotel that hosts a really tall, really old eucalyptus tree. From here, you get a really nice view of the cathedral (pity it's under scaffolding).
Also sort of a shame it's cloudy - I'm sure it's lovely on a sunny day. I guess I can't have everything.
We walked on. It's Sunday, so a lot of the shops are closed. Don't get me wrong, the souvenir shops and restaurants around the city center (where the big hotels and tourists are) are open, but many of the small local shops are shuttered.
Since I didn't have breakfast, I was getting hungry about 1pm (way early for lunch here), but we found one of our tour operator's recommendations open and ready for business. It's called Taberno de Bispo. And it's yummy!
You know, after this trip, I may never eat a full meal again...I love the idea of tapas. Note to self: must find tapas cookbook.
After lunch we headed back to the hotel for a leisurely cafe and a nap. We'll go out again later, but for now, it's all about chillin'. Zzzzzzzzzz
UPDATE
While sitting around doing nothing, you discover there are some pretty interesting things around you. For example:
The hangers in our closet - fit for a pope
And on TV? The Simpsons...in German
Tomorrow we head to Oviedo for two days, then back to Madrid and then home. It really snuck up on me...vacation's almost over.
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