While we are waiting for our clothes to dry in this Granada lavandería, I will mention a few words of our time in Ronda. Ronda is one of the pueblos blancos (white hill towns) of Andalucía in southern Spain. It was one of the last bastions of Islam to fall in the 1400’s (Granada was the last in 1492). It is quite a picturesque town, mostly known for its views of the surrounding valley and mountains, the development of modern bullfighting, and for the amazing Puente Nuevo (new bridge) built in the 1790’s to span the 330 foot canyon (see picture). The Puente Nuevo is known for being the drop off point for many republicans and nationalists during the Spanish Civil War (a brutal way to take care of your “enemy combatants”). Take a look at the wind blowing Liam’s hair up.
While we were in Ronda, a funny thing happened. We went to buy a Spanish novel as a present, and told the shopkeepers it was for a 40ish woman. The female shopkeeper pointed out some novels written by a guy who does historical fiction. The male shopkeeper picked up a book called, "El tocador de mujeres", which can be translated as "the woman toucher" or "the woman player".
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