I’ll start in Spain, as we all do mostly the same thing to get here – for me a long, tedious ride in the rain to get the 27-hour ferry, so I’ll not bore you with this …
My wife flew into Madrid, and I was meeting her at our friend’s house in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. It’s a truly majestic town with a huge monastery built in the 1500s so lots of history; it’s a UNESCO site and as such, is one of the most visited sites in Spain. The surrounding streets play host to a lovely array of bars and restaurants, all of which are modestly priced and very friendly. It may not be on many touring plans of
