Trujillo, Montfrague, Plasencia. Some of the best of Spain

Trujillo

What a treat Trujillo.  In the middle of nowhere particular. A little town. Wandering winding rundown streets opening out onto a most marvellous plaza.

Being made to pose

Another fountain

 And then a castle at the top of the town with cellars which Mama hid down.

I can see you

 And views.  Views upon views to take your breath away.

Looking at a view

 Daddy said I could only go up on the walls if I held his hand the whole way and if I let go we had to go down.  Mama went down.

A long way down

And there were great big storks nesting.  And when they flew overhead, the light went out.  Like a dinosaur.

Storkies

The next day we drove up to the National park which is famous for its big birds.  It was very very pretty and we stopped by a stream for lunch and looked at the footprints of wild boar.

Lunchtime.

Mama went on about all the wild flowers.  Flag lavender and Rock Roses and white broom and orchids.  Daddy picked something he said was sage and it smelt like poison.

Flowers

We found a sign to Castillo de Montfrague so parked Nona and started climbing a montain.

The castle

 It was so beautiful when we reached the top but it was a very long way.  And it was hot.  And Mama had only one Chupa Chup to lead me onwards.

The view

 And there were loads of birds.  A vulture came in to land behind me and the shush of the wings ruffled my hair.

Birds

There were rivers below.

River

 And birds above and we drove along the valley to a beautiful campsite near Plasencia and at night I hear the frogs chatting.

Plasencia

Today we cycled along the river into town and looked at an art gallery.

Art

 And I looked at a dingdar.

Dingdar

 Mama liked this a lot but Daddy got hot.

Things

And then we went for lunch.

My glass of wine (with water).