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 Yesterday offered a tower.  Today offers……. An admiration of Spanish modern road construction to slice through hillock tops to smooth the road and speed up transport.  


A bit to the south of us is the Saladas de Chiprana - a nature reserve   Three years ago Gustavo gave four stars and said ‘The trail is circular for about 7 km around the salt lagoon. I started it from the hermitage of San Marcos. But the access to get there by roads is winding, very bumpy and part of the way. During an entire Sunday I did not see a single person. Going for a walk with the dog is great. The path is very well indicated and the final part is the most beautiful. The bad thing is that the Ermita recreational area is closed and I don't know the reason.’  Alvarito was impressed a year ago ‘It is an almost virgin space, there are hardly any abandoned houses and a few signs.’





Ok. That’s it. 


Alright.  I left you yesterday with the tease of Miguel Nicolas Ambros yesterday. Let's do this!

Miguel Nicolás Ambrós was born in Escarton in the 17th century and hot footed it to Zaragoza to work  Largely self-taught and equipped with great intellectual curiosity, in 1686 he published a Brief Paraphrase of Veterinary Medicine , ‘which compiles the practical veterinary knowledge of the profession together with theoretical issues such as personal development.’   He is chiefly remembered for his study of horse wee.



That really is it this time.











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