Most of the pictures from the last post wouldn't publish, so here they are now. Below are some of our home and street in Olvera, plus some pretty fantastic pastries from a pastry shop that is far too close to us! See the metal girders in our street? They're there to stop the wall of a house collapsing into the street. What can you expect when a 400 year old wall gets full of water. Our house is tall and narrow and is made of 3 levels, the first starts with a very steep staircase up to a small lounge then a hallway leads off to 2 bedrooms and a bathroom towards a small dining area and a tiny kitchen. One of the bedrooms has a door that leads up to a sunroom and patio from which there is a fabulous view of the church and castle directly above. Its a bit of a rabbit warren and quite dark on the lower level so we like to hang out up in the top room the most where the sun streams in. The upstairs also has a bathroom with washing machine, although no hot water seems to be plumbed to it. Unlike our houses at home, the rooms are tiny and doors need to be shut to keep the temperature the way you want it in whatever room you happen to be in. Apparently its a normal sized house for a village but It'd be pretty crowded with a large Spanish family living in it. Still, I guess its what they're used to, unlike Aussies that like wide, open spaces.
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