Her recommendations have surprised us a lot

 We are wandering down the Ebro valley, well above it to the south.  It is going to be a scenery sort of a day but someone has decided to decorate the hills with a bloody big bull, so let us pause and gaze.




The Toro de Osborne gets coverage on a blog https://eltorodelacarretera.blogspot.com/2015/03/la-rioja.html  and nine reviews.  Oscar informs us Spain has 89 such structures and there is a bit of a thing to visit them all on motorbikes.  Always interesting how humans can make ways to pass a little time.  Good luck to them.




We are going for a bit of a wander around the borders of a vinyard/  The Bodegas Amezola de la Mora.  https://www.bodegasamezola.com/categoria-producto/enoturismo/  Should you wish to learn the art of pruning they will share the knowledge for 75 euros.  Visit the website.  They have many ways to offer you experiences for cash and will also part with wine from 10 euros.  Carmen was pleased. ‘A very pleasant surprise. We only went in to buy wine and Monica's attention and her recommendations have surprised us a lot. We will return to visit the winery, which we think will also surprise us.’





Back on the road we end with a visit to the Parroquia católica de Santo Domingo de silos.    The church has a website.  https://www.iglesiaenlarioja.org/torremontalbo/   That’s it for today.








So, here we are, a year on from some pretty big changes in my life. I set this blog up for one person, who didn't read the Facebook original page. Sometimes a person reads it, sometimes as many as five. I hope they are well.

















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