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A taste of really generous portions.

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  We are heading towards the E-90 and one of those major transport links which means lots and lots of blocked buildings, be they shop, factory or warehouse. We start following the N-320, which follows the Arroyo de Valbuero. The Santuario Jessaeth is marked on our route, but has no reviews or dedicated photos. Fornor appears to be a seller of those sort of things that are not essential, but enhance life in some way - a bit like growing olives in Caesar III.  They also sell toilet tissue. https://www.fornor.com/   Truck drivers have views.  Mamadou’s was this ‘ Fast download and on time’. Oner, less so ‘I arrived at 8 a.m. There are 11 loading/unloading gates, all free, but I've been waiting for four hours and they're asking me to wait longer. Loading takes a long time, the entrance is unclear, there are no restrooms, it's unclear where the office is, and no one comes to you to tell you what to do or where to go. ‘ We need to nip of the road to visit La cocina de Vict...
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Broken phones with good appetizers.

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  We are going to turn eastwards but not before we pass the Iron Mountain Corporate Office.  Gema said, four months ago, ‘ Great atmosphere! Amazing colleagues! ’  Nobody says much else. We will cross country it a bit and cross back into Castile-La Mancha.  We end the day in Torrejon del Rey.  6435 people dwell here, which is about 6000 more people than who lived here in 437.   Our dead friend the Historical Dictionary gives a snap shot of 1845.  ‘ TORREJÓN DEL REY: town with town hall in the judicial district of Guadalajara (3 leagues), territorial court of Madrid/ SITUATED on the left bank of the Toróte stream, with good ventilation and a healthy CLIMATE, it has 104 HOUSES; the town hall; a primary school, attended by 35 students; a parish church, mother church of those of Camarma del Caño and Camarma de Encima, served by a priest and a sacristan. MAIL: is received and dispatched in Guadalajara. PRODUCE: Wheat, barley, rye, oats, chickpeas and o...
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Widespread festive cosplaying and the gridded sister settlements

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  Welcome to Valdeolmos, evil twin of Alalpardo - or vice versa. The Historical Dictionary says this of the place in 1845: VALDEOLMOS: village with town hall in the province and territorial court of Madrid (6 leagues).... Situated on the slope of a small hill; it is most frequently exposed to north and south winds, and its climate is prone to intermittent fevers. It has 38 houses of inferior construction, including the town hall; a jail in poor condition, and a parish church (La Concepción).... Two small streams cross it, whose waters are used by the residents. The land is of medium quality. Roads: those leading to the neighboring towns are in fair condition. Mail is received in the district capital. Production : wheat and barley; it maintains coarse sheep and raises game such as hares and partridges. Population : 26 households, 155 inhabitant   Spanish wiki is quite fulsome on the wildlife.  ‘ In Valdeolmos-Alalpardo, you can spot different species of mammals, fo...
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Mother love and good hygiene

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  Yesterday a thing happened.  The photos disappeared. I had to redo them and did, mostly, the places referred to in the text. From the start I have tried to show where we are walking; to get the feel on endless straight roads or uniform flats as much as we have exciting castles. I have decided to change the way I do things. I am going to write the thing first, then do the pictures and hope to balance the two strings of this, rather limited, bow. Into Algete we go.  It is another place where cars have done wonders. In 1842 1944 people lived here. By 1960 it was 1181.  The population quadrupled by 1981 and did so again by 2011. Today 21,144 call it home.  Recent elections saw the PP beat the PSOE by 152 votes. Vox came third - with 13.57% of the votes. Do we need a tattoo to honour our visit. Amor de Madre will give us one and they are LGBTQ+ friendly. https://amordemadreclassictattoo.com/   4.9 stars from 393 reviews tells you a lot.  Last week Patrici...
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