We took it easy today. We slept in a bit—7:00 for me; 7:30 for Stephen.
We ate a leisurely breakfast, packed up and tidied up the apartment. We walked over to El Jardin del Convento, a little, old, stylishly furnished, family run boutique hotel — our quarters for the night. Our room wasn’t yet ready but we learned that many restaurants that would normally be closed (it being Monday) would be open for lunch because of the holiday! We walked by the Restaurant El Almirez and made a 2:00 pm reservation. I was quite excited as I had very much wanted to go there but thought that it would be closed.
We passed by what seemed to be a popular pastry shop and bought some cookies. (Our little stash from Plasencia was long gone!)
We wandered around the town some more
and then shopped for supplies for dinner (bread and cheese and fruit and water) and for breakfast and lunch the next day (also bread and cheese and fruit and water).
We checked in to the hotel and I did my best to enjoy the terrace overlooking the lovely garden but it was a tad cold! (Too bad the weather wasn’t warmer!!)
Lunch was great! One of the best meals of the trip to date.
I relaxed in the room the rest of the day. Stephen was anxious to check out the chestnut forest and did get up amongst the chestnuts but never quite found the path suggested by the hotel owner. (Rain had been forecast and I had no desire to get muddy. I also wanted to spare my knees and shins and feet for the walk the next day!!)