We fly into Madrid and quickly take a train the next morning to beautiful and historic Cuenca, a medieval town that has been occupied since 9,000 B.C. according to archeologists. The first written records of Cunka or Kunka come from 754, when it was a Muslim outpost.
Cuenca, city, capital of Cuenca provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile–La Mancha, east-central Spain. It lies on a pyramid-like hill above the confluence of the Júcar and Huécar rivers. Originally the Roman Conca, the city was captured from the Moors in 1177 by Alfonso VIII of Castile, who made it an episcopal see in 1182. It served as a cultural and textile centre in the Middle Ages. During the 19th century the city expanded onto nearby lowland and in fact became two cities: the upper, old city and the lower, modern one close to the railway from Madrid. Viewed from below, the Casas Colgantes (“Hanging Houses”) of the old city appear to be suspended. The old city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. The Romanesque-Gothic cathedral (13th century) is notable, and the city is the site of the Provincial Archaeological and Spanish Abstract Art museums.
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Nice Limp Wrist shirt at the end!
I love this clip! The beautiful landscape, the Gothic architecture, and folklore of Prince Enrique. Very nice!
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Yay, I’m happy for you two… traveling all over. Will you be presenting in Granada? My sister retired over there last year and just bought an apartment. -Charlene
This reminds me of Ronda in Andalucia. If you get there check it out. I was there as a kid and I watched the women washing their clothes in the fountain in the center of town. I was a little disappointed when I went back in my 40s and saw a plaque about how the women "used to" wash their clothes in the fountain.
In the back of my mind I heard the women telling me, "yeah f*** you! You do your clothes in the fountain, we prefer washing machines."
Another fantastic video! I want to go to Spain! I loved Greg's comment about his "closet Goth" self enjoying the Death Triumphant in the cathedral. 🙂 This goth here certainly approves!
On our arrival in Madrid from L.A., we were actually fine. My partner put together a flight schedule on how many hours we should sleep and stay awake during the flight, and in what sequence. And it worked!! We arrived in Madrid at approximately 1:30 p.m. and we felt fine. We checked into our hotel, got situated, then decided to walk from one end of Madrid to the other just to make ourselves tired. We spent the next day at the Prado after a good nights sleep. My favorite was the Reina Sofia museum as it was always my dream to see Guernica.