{"id":18484,"date":"2019-05-15T21:22:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoffjones.com\/?p=18484"},"modified":"2019-05-15T21:22:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T20:22:54","slug":"a-day-in-ponferrada-villafranca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.geoffjones.com\/?p=18484","title":{"rendered":"A day in Ponferrada & Villafranca"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shock horror I at to be woken up by Colin calling me at 8.42 this morning \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 I think the early start and travelling all day really shattered me and with the room in total darkness I just failed to wake up.<\/p>\n

After the \u20ac4 hotel breakfast, we decided to drive over to Villafranca for some lunch and sightseeing, amusing to see busloads of pilgrims having a quick tour then quickly moving on. The town itself has a plethora of buildings looking for renovation and the prices seem very reasonable \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lunch was at the Don Nacho restaurant a great 3-course meal & wine for about \u00a310 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

After a siesta at the hotel, I went on a walk around Ponferrada to see the castle I passed on 5th September 2004 on my first Camino interesting to see so many empty shops in the town like the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ponferrada Castle 2004 Taken with Treo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Ponferrada Castle 2019 Taken with iPhone7<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here is the Strava of the little stroll:
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