Chinchilla to Albecete; 16 km

We had a lovely breakfast at Tapería "El Casino", at the plaza Mancha. The service was the most heartily and welcoming we had so far. And above all we could get fresh orange juice again. This was a promising start of the day.
We were the only one, apart from one older woman enjoying her coffee. Then another woman came in and they got into a lively conversation. Instantly Debi and i were unable to hear each other talking, what a racket those two could make. Honestly i am starting to like the chaos in the Spanish cafe’s …

After all the weather violence, today felt like a treat. Walking straight, no wind, no coldness, no noise.
Because of the absence of the wind we could again walk with our ear-phones in. Nothing more meditative than making a step by step and having your fav music on, at least that is what it does to me.

If you like desolate places, this is it. There is sheer open flatness all around us. We could see Albacete almost right from start (15km away!). And it took us about four hours to get there (VdlP Salamanca-like). Some might say, the walk was uninteresting, but i like far away horizons.

In Albacete we found a very nice traditional place to have lunch. Taberna Pepa la Cordobesa. The food was above expectations. And we had our first Sangria because we were tempted as we saw other people enjoy it.
It was superb. The sweetness was there but it felt as if it came from something else, liquorish. I did ask what they had mixed in and they came with the standard wine , sugar , Fanta orange, fanta lemon and then mentioned four different alcoholic fluids (see picture). Definitely something worthwhile to figure out the right quantities when we get home.
And then as dessert, the chocolate cheese cake was exceptional as well. We both enjoyed it very much and we were fighting for the last little bite (we often share dessert)….

So it was a very nice day and we are now waiting for the train to get us to la Roda as we could not find accommodation in la Gineta, which we solved by skipping it altogether.
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