Another hour of free time this morning allowed me to walk up to the nearby windmills. They have been restored from the originals and look quite good from the outside. However, they are locked so you can’t enter.
I brought my binoculars along to do some birdwatching and saw a handful of new birds flitting around the nearby fields. Using the Merlin app, I was able to identify them as a Eurasian linnet, European goldfinch, and Calandra lark. But you’ll just have to trust me on those identifications since I don’t have enough skill to take photos of them.
This afternoon at 5 p.m., the Spaniards each have to give a presentation on a topic they were given. They’re nervous about presenting in English, of course, and many of them are using their siesta time to practice. I imagine that we’ll all probably be celebrating with them at a bar after dinner. Dinner tonight is paella, a traditional dish from Valencia. Since there are a couple of Spaniards from Valencia who will judge whether this paella is anything close to authentic, it will be interesting.
Some more interesting tidbits about Spain:
It’s not afternoon in Spain until lunchtime at 2 p.m. Until then, it’s still morning.
Spanish toilet paper isn’t perforated.
This region grows almonds as well as wine grapes.
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