Always thankful for the attention

I know I said we were doing countryside but we will be doing the design new burbs fairly early  on in the process.





Given the fact the gridded wonderful thing has an Aviation Avenue and a Street of the Engineer’s Academy I think we are on a reused space of a military origin.





We are going into Horche. It does sound a bit German.  The English wiki page is a bit brief.  The Spanish is more fulsome. In fact this page’s author gets almost poetic…..



‘The Arabs knew about good food, comforts, luxuries and comfortable homes, that is why Side Abdremen, Governor of Guadalajara in the 8th century , founded a farmhouse in which to enjoy his days off in this place of green vegetation, abundant and fresh waters and good climate which he called ORCHE, in memory of his Horche in Mesopotamia. ‘



Let us face it, the War of the Spanish Succession was a bit of busy time for Horche.  In 1706 the Portuguese turned up to collect coin and corn.  Shortly after the rightful claimant / utterly force knave [delete to taste] Archduke Charles spent the night in the town.  At the end of the year the British, lead by General James Stanhope arrived, took exception to the fifty Bourbon soldiers and militias in the place and subsequently burnt the church and looted the town. The following day Bourbon forces turned up and the Brits left.


The GSH Dictionary reported, around 1845 1884 people were living there, amid two flour mills, two oil mills and a fulling mill.  The economy was based on the cultivation of wheat, barley, rye, oats, oil, wine, and legumes, and the raising of sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs.  Trade was conducted in five haberdashery shops.  The fair was held between October 10 and 14, and the Sunday market was suspended due to lack of attendance. Forestry (oaks and holm oaks), hunting (partridges, hares, and rabbits), and fishing in the Ungría River were also important. 



The population seems to have bumbled along at about 1800-1900 from 1842 to 1950 when it plunged to 1071 in 1991 and then bounced back to about 2700.  The place has been a bastion of the PSOE spice 1995.


The Guardia Civil are present and have been reviewed. The station opens from 9am to 12pm, weekdays only. I assume that means it is mornings only.  Three years ago JCO felt ‘The Civil Guard officers in Horche are very kind; I thank them for their attention and help. ‘



Into the Plaza Mayor, which has three bars, a bank and a sweet shop. Let us to the sweet-meats, only to find it has no reviews.



Bar Poli, apparently, is open 8am to 5am every single day. I am not convinced.  The place got 79 reviews and 3.5 stars. The top reviews are five stars, followed by 1. Let us have one of both.



Lidia 5 stars ‘The waiter Ander was super attentive and friendly, excellent service, the food was high quality and reasonably priced, highly recommended, a must-visit stop, raise his salary! He deserves it ‘


Francisco 3 stars ‘It's difficult to get timely service. It's a shame, considering the good reputation it once had and is now losing everything. 


Raul 1 star  ‘Very poor service...a waitress named Wilma...had no manners or respect for the customer...I don't recommend it’







We are heading out of town. We will go to another place of consumption, mostly because the Restaurante Merendero La Vega is the only place we will pass.  It opens Wednesday to Sundays, 1.30-5pm to Wednesday and Thursdays. 1-5 Friday, 1-7 Saturday and 1-6 pm Sunday.  Three weeks ago Laura said ‘We felt welcome from the very first moment. We ordered the flank steak and it was spectacular. The side potatoes were very good. Friendly, attentive, and the service was quick. ‘




So we plunge back into El Campo and the end of the day.






















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