Valencia, Spain - Sagunto Castle a second time.

 When I rented a car, when Gord was here, we met Daphne. She and her husband have a small local car rental agency and have also picked up Nic, Dave and Fiona at the airport. They will also be delivering everyone back. Today she picked us up at the apartment and dropped us at the museum in Sagunto and when we were done for the day, came and picked us up. It was so convenient.

The museum is in the basement of a new apartment building, excavated when it was built. Wall outlines of houses, wide and narrow streets and it is well signed in 3 languages, including English.

 

There was also an area with the history of Sagunto and maps of the town during each significant era. There are Roman remains scattered around the town.

From here we headed up.

Needed some caffeine for fuel.

Protest going on in front of city hall. We couldn't figure out what it was about. Lots of chanting and singing and a police officer stopping traffic.

A British couple walked by and offered to take a picture of all of us in the archway next to the restaurant that we ate at later.

Tiles and wrought iron

had Fi, Nic and I snapping. Photo by Nic.

Arches too and

narrow streets.

Up, up to the amphitheatre

where, for some reason, they don't allow Scotty dogs.

Last time, with Rick and Gord, I only did one end of the castle so

this time

I walked to the other end.

It is almost a kilometre from one end of the hilltop to the other.

Photo by Nicola.

The views

across the orchards of the plain

and the mountains behind were rather hazy with the low clouds but luckily the rain held off.

I sat and got some paint on the sketch I had started last time. Photo by Nic.

We were ravenous and ate lunch at the same little bar as last time. Rick had his hamburguesa con huevo and

the rest of us shared tapas; patatas bravas,

calamares,

gambas and croquetas (no pic) along with wine, Fanta, agua con gas.

Walked back to the museum for Daphne to pick us up. Great day!