Ávila, the castle wall and a dinner adventure

There are 70 stone steps up to the castle's wall from the courtyard... But the climb and subsequent panoramic view was so worth it. Walking around the outer wall seemed like a good idea until we began the trek .... And I wondered how many people over the centuries had stepped where my feet landed... It was an amazing day breathing in the air of Ávila and a long walk around the perimeter as we looked through the many stone portals that fit snugly between the 88 towers surrounding the castle. At the end when the finished portion of the stone walkway ended, we were again in the village and the roadway was slanted upward, my legs were wobbling from the mighty trek and my brother pushed me the last few blocks...

After crawling up the steps to the room after our castle-wall exploration, I slept an hour.... Merienda was about 6:00 so we had cafe con leche and a snack, studied the map for our trip to Fuentesaúco and contemplated dinner.

Promptly at 9:00 pm, we backtracked through the Puerta de San Vicente and found an outdoor restaurant... 12 tables and one very cute Spanish girl to wait on everyone! An adventure! Balmy evening and a menu to smile for: 13 euros for a botella de Rioja o red wine with 6 pinchos (appetizers). We chose six and we wrote our choices in the paper with the pencil in the cup on the table, gave it to the cute Spanish waitress and poof! Food, wine, ambiance and the Spanish emotions surfaced....and we both agreed we missed our brother, Richard so we toasted to him, missing him. Tomorrow--- Fuentesauco!