Santander 29th March 2017

Drove from Alcala through to Santander it was a beautiful drive aided by the lovely sunshine. The scenery was stunning you could have been forgiven for thinking you were in Scotland. We passed the snow topped Cantabrian mountains. On route Arthur pointed out this church it looked magnificent the town looked very medieval so we decided to stop. So glad we did, what a beautiful little town built on a hill so plenty of hills to climb up and down. The church was amazing and on the rooftop there was a nest. Arthur just said that looks like a storks nest and just at that moment a stork appeared carrying a big load of twigs. There was a market in this little quaint square. The name of the town was Lerma. We then carried on to Santander. I never realised that Santander is so hilly when we arrived at our hotel I was a bit apprehensive as there are apartment buildings all around but you soon realise that space is premium. The hotel is absolutely stunning I asked for an upgrade so we could have a balcony. OMG when I opened the door I could not believe our luck. The room was gorgeous and the balcony was amazing, we overlooked Santander bay. We sat out with our glasses of wine watching all the boats come and go. The hotel is called Art and the art work inside is stunning I know i have used this word a lot but I cannot think of a better word. We loved the hotel so much that we extended our stay. We went out for a walk and it is quite hairy as you are walking down a hill all the time. It is so steep in parts that there are escalators dotted all over the place to get up to a higher level. Santander is a beautiful place there is so much wonderful architecture and lots of lovely eating places. We stopped in a little restaurant as I reckoned I could have something off the menu as I can be a bit fussy. I was thinking Spanish cuisine, however, it turned out to be Peruvian chicken soup it was delicious although I did pass on all the chicken hearts etc, but a lovely fresh flavour to it. Then I had chicken an chips and salad it was really good. Today we went downtown shopping, came back to the hotel and sunbathed. I'm now going to beautify myself as we are heading out for dinner. I love Santander.