Barcelona - Uncastillo
Saturday dawned with clear, sunny skies in Barcelona. We were worried because the forecast for our destination (Uncastillo) was not good - cool and wet for the following three days. However, we lucked out and it was actually a very pleasant day for a drive - a solid 2.0 on the KWS scale.
We spent part of the morning packing then walked to the Europcar office to pick up our rental. There we had a little surprise. We rented the car prior to leaving Canada - the type of car we rented was supposed to be a Renault Clio or similar. At the time of our rental, we were given a free upgrade to a Volkswagen Polo - we were quite pleased. But at the rental office in Barcelona, we wound up with yet another upgrade, this time to an Audi A4 which is a very swish car. All our luggage fits in the trunk and it is lots of fun to drive - it's actually bigger than our Corolla which is proving a bit of a challenge when parking in 14th century villages!
We had (a nondescript) lunch on the road and arrived in Uncastillo (population ~900) just before 5:00pm. Our hotel (Posada La Pastora) is a lovely small hotel and Uncastillo is charming. After unpacking the car, we wandered around the village and checked out various eating establishments. Dinner at Casa Fortún started with Revueltos con Verduras for Steve and una sopa de ajo, typical of the region, for Susan. This was followed by lamb (Susan) and bacalao (Steve).
We spent part of the morning packing then walked to the Europcar office to pick up our rental. There we had a little surprise. We rented the car prior to leaving Canada - the type of car we rented was supposed to be a Renault Clio or similar. At the time of our rental, we were given a free upgrade to a Volkswagen Polo - we were quite pleased. But at the rental office in Barcelona, we wound up with yet another upgrade, this time to an Audi A4 which is a very swish car. All our luggage fits in the trunk and it is lots of fun to drive - it's actually bigger than our Corolla which is proving a bit of a challenge when parking in 14th century villages!
We had (a nondescript) lunch on the road and arrived in Uncastillo (population ~900) just before 5:00pm. Our hotel (Posada La Pastora) is a lovely small hotel and Uncastillo is charming. After unpacking the car, we wandered around the village and checked out various eating establishments. Dinner at Casa Fortún started with Revueltos con Verduras for Steve and una sopa de ajo, typical of the region, for Susan. This was followed by lamb (Susan) and bacalao (Steve).
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