Travels

Parkes, Beth and I have spent the last few days in Spain touring the cities of Ávila, Salamanca and Valladolid. We flew from Stansted to Valladolid with Ryanair (never again). Our first night was spent in Ávila which I found very attractive but a little soulless like Toledo. Our second and third nights were spent in Salamanca - a city totally inhabited by students. That aside the Plaza Mayor and University were amazing. Our last two nights were spent in Valladolid which is much more understated than the previous two cities but has an honest working vibe and great tapas.

Two highlights of our trip were the hotel in Salamanca (Hotel Rector) and also a restaurant in Valladolid (Bar Zamora). The hotel was fantastic by way of service, facilities and location. The restaurant was awesome and served us a fantastic Cocido Castellano, an example of which can be found in the photo. They also had great tapas worthy of Bilbao.