Exploring with my camera
The walls of Santo Domingo are no longer complete – in fact, there are only hints of what existed in the past. We walked round the walls on our last visit, but it is a pleasant stroll, not too long, … Continued
I thought it would be fun to find the walls and gates of Rye, and this was slowly done during our stay. But it was just so hot that progress was very slow!
Sandwich must be one of the most complete Mediaeval towns in England and as such it would have been walled. So, we walked the line of the Sandwich town walls on successive days. Although the town is quite small, there … Continued
The old town is the Cimadevilla of Gijon, situated on and around the Santa Catalina Hill in Gijon. We took a taxi into the town – I was still on somewhat ‘go-slow’ – and started looking round. Headland The Santa … Continued
We had one more day in the town and chose a few sites which we wanted to revisit, but it also allowed me to reflect on a week in Pamplona. Museum of Navarre I loved the frescoes in the Museum … Continued
Well, some people may think we are ‘on holiday’ but ‘mooching about’ Pamplona is proving hard work. This is our first visit to the town and so finding our way round is one of the challenges. The weather has also … Continued
It was put to me that we had spent a day ‘mooching about’ in Pamplona. Now, this seems to suggest aimless wandering so I thought it might be worth listing what actually happened!
The walls of Zamora protect a very old fortified city which is situated on a promontory above the River Duero. Many of the walls are still in place, particularly on the north side of the old town and we set … Continued
The Mediaeval town of Monforte de Lemos is a fascinating and little-known small town near the border of Galicia and Leon in western Spain.
