HELP!! I was born and always lived in the town

Sometimes even Asturias, for all its greeness and walled enclosures reminds you you’re not in Blighty any more.  Approaching a country settlement in England you would first pass the identical looking new builds, a postage stamp of space between them to make them detached. Then would be the 1950s bleak Council houses, some six in number, so the cleaning woman would have somewhere to dwell.  After that a random selection of former shops, now private dwellings; a closed pub, possibly reopened as an Indian Restaurant and Parish Council noticeboard no one ever reads.





We are in Spain.  We will go for fields to bloody great blocks of flats. Welcome to Piedras Blancas. Almost 10,000 people live here. It had a town hall [1898] which is now a library; a former Civil Guards HQs [1900] and a Church of St Mary’s - built in 1966.  We did pass the Casa Illuminati on the way in.  No details are given. You would expect no less.



Let us stop at the Casa Alicia.  Three weeks ago Alberto was impressed ‘We were having coffee today. We didn't know that they weren't served on the terrace and the very attentive waiter brought it to us. It won't happen to us anymore. Thank you.’



In town we pass the Post Office.  It only gets 3.6 stars. Two weeks ago Elmugaron was overwhelmed with happiness. ‘Spectacular people. While my regular postman is a tremendously competent and nice guy, today I discovered that the people in charge of the office are no different. I had an emergency with a birthday gift package for my son and they helped me ensure it arrived on time with a professional zeal that went beyond reason. People like this dignify the profession. Top service!





I think Phil is struggling when he wrote ‘I don't understand the attitude at Google. I feel two photos. One from the other farmhouse (on the same road line as a panera) And they only allow one photo of the house and block and more. And another photo of the same bread basket owner. If it is a mistake, please correct it and capture the two photos at the same time, because I dedicated my time to all of this, because I see a great example to follow. Currently more than ever. Well, the towns, with the consequent economy and work that existed and are being destroyed…. !!! HELP!! I was born and always lived in the town.



We can not help. We can only push on to Avilles.

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