local cuisine. And of course, the meals are all served with
Spanish wine – in ample quantities! During the course of
the week, the waitstaff at each Parador clearly understood
our appreciation for their wine as they would often send us
away from dinner to the sitting room with 2-3 bottles! (To
be fair, they wanted to clean up our table and close for the
night and this was their best solution….we were always too
busy laughing, telling stories and lingering with each others
company.)
arrived ahead, in time to set up a table with manchego
cheese, digestive crackers, Iberico ham (think perfectly aged
“salami”) and Tio Pepe. If you are not familiar with Tio
Pepe, you will become well acquainted – it’s sherry – not
the cooking kind, the wonderful clear
liquid gold sipping kind, and it’s ice
cold – and delicious! (Don’t worry if
it doesn’t resonate with you, there is
also water, soda and beer).
And riding! Boy did we ride! As it turned
out, Millie and Teresa both lived in NYC
and Millie boards her horse about 4 miles
from my house and comes out every
weekend and rides – A LOT. Teresa had
good friends in my neck of the woods and
also would come out frequently to ride, but
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