A Special Stop

I got a reminder last week of one of the joys of Spain. I was driving up to France and approaching Burgos I remembered seeing an ancient town off to the right on previous trips. As it was pit stop time I turned off to take a quick look and was simply stunned. The town was Lerma and what I found was a truly magnificent old town with an enormous square surrounded by cloisters at it's heart. That was special enough but we wandered into a local bar which, with it's flagstoned floors and  low ceilings, could have been from a film set; the perfect Spanish bar! Better yet, this is wine making country and the locals were really testing the local vintage. Red, white and rose in the enormous glasses you see on TV dinner parties. However, instead of swirling a bit of wine around the bottom and sipping it, these glasses were filled, the wine was being quaffed and a great time was being had by all!

As a driver I took my coffee (although there was a terrible temptation to book a hotel room, forget the journey and join the party) and found a table. Shortly after the barmaid appeared "would we like some soup"? Of course we said yes and what we got in little pots was a concoction of chorizo and vegatebles that would put any of Mr Heinz' tins to shame.  Oh, and it was free!

So a toilet break on the motorway turned into an enervating and memorable experience and that is one of the joys of Spain: the ability to produce surprises and delights totally unexpectedly. I may not sell homes in Lerma but there are plenty of these experiences available where we do sell and it was wonderful to be reminded of what a special place Spain can be.


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