Gloria finds happy

 From old narrow Spain to wide open, shiny roundabout and edge of town apartment block Spain. 


As we are in Reconquista Avenue the Reconquista Restaurant has nothing sinister about the name.   https://reconquista14.com/   Six months ago Giovanna opined ‘Excellent food, service, quality and price. I strongly recommend to everyone to come here and have an authentic Toledo food experience! The bacalao (Cod) pepper was AMAZING!  Yesterday Alex was less impressed. ‘It's a shame the coffee is still dark roast and of such poor quality. Lunch was excellent and the service was top-notch.’




The Centro Fotografico de Toledo SL has a facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063632287323#  The last post was three weeks ago, which is good by the standard of these things.  Four months ago Gloria said ‘They were very nice, you can pay by card and they give advice to ensure we're happy with our purchase.’




Matthew was very happy.  ‘I wanted to make a gift of a few of my photos to give to a friend and I came in here seeking some opinions and advice on how exactly to go about it. The woman who helped me was so kind and patient with me (my Spanish could be a lot better!) and really took the time to help me create a wonderful gift. The quality of the photo prints looked great and the frames she helped me choose were perfect. She even helped me size the photos, so they would fit nicely in the frame and gift wrapped it all for me when we were done. If you're looking for a place to help with a photo project in Toledo, this is the place! ¡Muchas Gracias!’



We are going through the Park of the Three Cultures.  As it is in the Blue Division Street - the Blue Division were Fasc volunteers who served on the Eastern Front in the German Army - the juxaposition is pleasing.   This week Kevin was impressed. ‘What a great park.  There is so much to do and it was so active, people enjoying a beautiful weeknight. Amenities include tennis, futbol, a skatepark, a track oval, multiple playgrounds and a duck and koi pond. There are numerous playgrounds throughout the park’





We end on the edge of it all






















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