From reception at the hotel, I called the CEO of Tourism of Porto. Kindly submitted a few minutes and with commendable attention, right there on the phone got in contact with the kidnappers of my passport.
understood very well as hard skills disfigured neglect, urging them to apologize for their malpractice. Once exhibited their passports, were obliged to return customer. Absolutely keep him.
then contacted the police. We asked where we were headed.
We had planned to leave Portugal, Valença and as much in three days go to France via Irun. We apologized on behalf of his department and the Portuguese State for the inconvenience caused by malpractice hauled hotel in Lisbon.
Al Porto hotel, said he could act as if you present your passport, identity card was sufficient, which officially took over Tourism. And I said not to worry about the passport and the Portuguese police would deliver to the English customs in Irun, in two days.
and reassured to overcome the drawbacks of the passport and the money left our luggage in our rooms and went for a walk in the city.
"I want to meet by chance and Isabel Serrano. We comment on how I identify her grandfather's farm in La Puebla de Castro. But of course I do not know if you still live here, nor what is the name of your company, so it is useless to ask .- I told Tere
-Isabel, will be in contact with their grandparents and uncles of the Puebla de Castro. - Tere answered.
"And what?. Also I will be with his parents in Barcelona. What's that if five years ago and no contact?.
"I mean since you should already know by his grandfather, it would be happy.
"Yes. I guess. But mostly Serrano, would wonder how I got it and I amazed myself how lucky I was.
Serrano and his wife to Porto, I was asked to contact Don Jacinto, grandfather of Elizabeth. He wore three years joined his hometown, after spending twenty in America, unable to take possession of the eleven farms inherited.
needed a trusted technician, that puts you plan what he had for writing.
I pointed out that the amount of travel costs from Barcelona with a pair of helpers and the days of hotel stay required for the work, far exceed what they would charge the technicians Zaragoza, which because of its proximity, would do without the diets.
clarified the issue, did you find impartial technical question for the province, he insisted. Moreover, given the non-existence in any hotel La Puebla, our stay would be in your own home. His house was old with more units than people, and now, without servants or farm hands, only he lived , his wife, daughter and sister.
Leaving Barcelona dawn to noon in the register of Zaragoza, take copies of the municipality of La Puebla, and all data updated gotten air plane.
This afternoon in La Puebla, and I was willing to attend Don Jacinto.
The problem was that during the twenty years of his absence, the neighbors, not just forgot him as a neighbor, but also as owner of the parcels inherited from his grandparents.
many times as claimed their gardens, the neighborhood turned away, making excuses to each other on whether the boundaries had been varied, or if his claim was in his imagination.
Neither the Mayor, for being young could figure out what they considered legendary neighborhood brawls.
I showed the plane that brought the town, which already happy, but confessed that he did not understand the pope. Then I asked him to describe me as he remembered the farms and who were the neighbors of its boundaries, as well as surface details. He brought
tapas writing deteriorated. Written by hand, described the eleven plots were marked his grandfather and the reign of José I Bonaparte. Take
chestnut!. A deed of times Pepe Botella, and contemptuously called the King of Spain by Napoleon tax. His reign lasted five years. (1808-1813).
Pepe Botella
left my astonishment, what was described sketch of each and then asked him patiently outside than he remembered telling them.
next morning with these data, we toured what could be their properties. Based on scores, some of the plots coincided with boundaries and area, but lacked access. Others
distorts the figure, obviously changed the neighborhood and a final, it proved impossible to locate. I felt that it was a rocky mound, around which three neighbors abutting properties.
Once identified surface the ten farms, I handed the plans to proceed if required by the lawyer to act domain. But the last, impossible.
For twenty years the neighborhood had followed the saying, "The neighbor to give, not take."
Apparently satisfied with the first part of the refrain, and each year, to clear their land, the stones were poured into neighboring absent, but second part is not met as a base to expand booksellers parcels of stones, reduced the adjoining area and make it a rocky mound.
To prove this assumption was that surface properties of the alleged infringers. Its properties would exceed the three area equivalent to the usurped.
As Don Jacinto, understood the hype cabinet was satisfied with the recovery of the ten clarified. Don Jacinto, was better than to the heirs of the dispute was that I attended in Alcala de Henares years earlier. Total
that if we encountered the Serrano had something to talk about our past. The next morning, after traveling almost the entire city and taste the variety of tapas bars, this time without incident paid the hotel bill and for peace of mind I thought of spending the night in Tuy, the first English city on the Portuguese border.
But an Urban Viana do Castelo, convinced us to ascend the hill of Santa Luzia.
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We start after lunch in Porto to Viana do Castelo. Recommended for being a beautiful city, very popular with the Amish because they were practically neighbors, so similar to what it represents Perpignan France, with the Catalans.
Already in the middle of Viana, an Urban asked for a budget hotel. Looked at us, because for them, a car that looks sleek newly acquired transport was synonymous with tourists potentates.
- Oh. But they can not leave without visiting Santa Luzia. An Overview "maravelhoso."
And our currency was much higher than theirs. We would not repent of the Mount of Santa Luzia where there is a basilica and a hotel in prime location, surrounded by gardens and the rest of the mountain forest. I
than Urban, should be a tourist promoter, and seduced us praise his enthusiasm particular hotel. What if it turns out that earned commission?.
no hassling, I ignored him, and that it was not to behave like miserable, on a trip once failed palliative our honeymoon.
from Santa Luzia Hotel
Vista Hotel
Urban total. We were amazed by the panorama of the gardens, peace and tranquility of a building surrounded by forest, like a fairy tale.
And something amazing. The vast esplanade at the foot of the steps of the hotel, safe and parking for many vehicles. And there were only two. Will we be the third guest?. Some of it was to true. It was the last holiday in Portugal. Visitors would take Villadiego those, unlike us who still had six days off.
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enjoyed, the unspeakable in a peaceful place. The funny thing is that forty-seven years later, when remembering the Tour of the Peninsula, JC, was unable to give details of their experiences. Although her six years of age, should at least remember what had hit him.
Everything we had was that he remembered a journey of many miles. Tired of car. And not learn of the hotels, except for the llorera Dani. And play at full street in La Línea de la Concepción. And after much squeezing his memories, he agreed that the indelible mark was the French journey. And understood his plea.
very happy to have heeded this city, we headed Valença, where we crossed the international bridge to enter Tuy.
Bridge at Tuy, Spain, Portugal
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