Bilbao to Oviedo
After a mediocre dinner and an okay breakfast (along with some yogurt), we headed out to Oviedo. We've been having good luck in less touristy places, so we figured we'd give this one a shot. There was even a big revolution in Oviedo a couple of years before the Spanish Civil War, so it is historically interesting.
The big attraction here for me is that Sidreria -- Cider Bar. There are lots of 'em scattered all over the city, serving cider. Unfortunately, the cider is reportedly kinda nasty even when fresh, and we're way out of cider season.
M. declared the stuff too nasty to have more than a taste, but I gamely drank down a fair amount of it. In an attempt to get some fizziness into it, they tend to pour the stuff from about three feet above the glass. It tastes a little better that way, but I have to admit it still ain't great.
The food, though, pretty much rocks. We've been having great cheese plates and weird little other plates, including wild boar. Not too bad for an out-of-the-way place!
The place is also famous for its pre-Romanesque architecture. It was apparently a bit out of the way, and developing at just the right time to come up with somewhat unique buildings. M. went rumbling around checking out some of these while I rested my feet. Then we wandered through the attractive, but not all that unique cathedral.
It's just a very pleasant, relaxed place to be.
The big attraction here for me is that Sidreria -- Cider Bar. There are lots of 'em scattered all over the city, serving cider. Unfortunately, the cider is reportedly kinda nasty even when fresh, and we're way out of cider season.
M. declared the stuff too nasty to have more than a taste, but I gamely drank down a fair amount of it. In an attempt to get some fizziness into it, they tend to pour the stuff from about three feet above the glass. It tastes a little better that way, but I have to admit it still ain't great.
The food, though, pretty much rocks. We've been having great cheese plates and weird little other plates, including wild boar. Not too bad for an out-of-the-way place!
The place is also famous for its pre-Romanesque architecture. It was apparently a bit out of the way, and developing at just the right time to come up with somewhat unique buildings. M. went rumbling around checking out some of these while I rested my feet. Then we wandered through the attractive, but not all that unique cathedral.
It's just a very pleasant, relaxed place to be.
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