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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Picos de Europa!

Here is a picture of the Parador at Fuente De(Spain's national hotel chain) you can see the Picos directly behind and those black lines in the sky go to a cable car that we took to the ridge that you see behind the Parador.

When we got here we arrived under cover of gray sky and fog it was impossible to see the ring of peaks that surrounded us. Cool and gray
it looked like polar fleece time.

However this morning dawned clear and cold with blue sky and sunshine and we jumped at the chance to ride the teleferico (box hung on a cable) to the top for a ramble at 2000 meters. We walked the 6 mile round trip and saw the high alpine region complete with cows (with bells), sheep, and horses. No unruly alpine meadows here! Every edible plant was closely clip to the ground making a very even cover for the hills and valleys.

The Parador is wonderful. Great room with a great view!

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