BSVDLP. Plasencia to Zarza de Granadillas

Lovely walking day mostly off road. Some tricky navigation due to farm fields.

Much of day like this

When I mentioned to someone that the orange juice here is spectacular, a Valencia local told us that the oranges here, Sevilla oranges, are really just transplanted Valencia oranges. Did not verify. Well, the fresh juice each morning is fab and one needs to moderate the amount for obvious sugar reasons. In the same vein, do the Brits use both types when making home made marmalade?

Entertainment in the morning was sheep herding. Large flock being guided by dog and person whistling.

Sheep
Lunch

Accommodations were again an experience. We arrived at the proper address. Needed to call someone to open the Casa apartments. “five minutes” meant 15 or a bit more. A woman shows up to open the registration office. Keys don’t work. A car drives up and another woman gets out to show the first how to use keys. After trying one, two, many she says she does not have a key. We are to walk ahead to the apartment. She follows by car. Eventually shows us how to turn on the power and then says we will have to go back later for passport registration. Another person shows up at the door explaining that he is not for the passport but has an adjoining unit and the manager called up to have him send me to the office. Nothing is really clear except that QB is tired and hurting and does not find this very amusing. Better you were not here.

Large place, good for a week

Dinner at a simple bar, standard menu. Never seems to change in the local regional bars and restaurants.

Coulda been worse.

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4 Responses to BSVDLP. Plasencia to Zarza de Granadillas

  1. Bob's avatar Bob says:

    do the Brits use both types when making home made marmalade?

    Absolutely not. 100% Seville oranges plus a lemon.

    • boogkb's avatar boogkb says:

      Jerome sent the following to me. Did not say if the juice in Sevilla was severe oranges.

      At Mission Garden in Tucson, we have Seville oranges.  Father Eusabis said to have brought the Seville’s in the early 18th century. The Valencia is a 19th century American hybridization.  All citrus comes from China and the Moors brought oranges to Al-Andaluz in the 10th century.  Then as now in Sevilla, these trees are mostly used as an ornamental (how much marmalade can you possibly consume?).  Story has it the streets of Sevilla are littered with fallen fruit come December.

  2. Bob's avatar Bob says:

    QB is tired and hurting and does not find this very amusing.

    We will be airlifting in a chihuahua-pulled sedan chair for further QB transportation. This elder abuse must end!

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