I think the orange juice machines in Spain are cool. This is the one in our Parador this morning. There is nothing like fresh squeezed orange juice.
The Monastery of Santo Estevo Parador where we stayed Thursday night has numbered panels on the walls that allow you to take a self guided tour. So that is what we did after breakfast.
We also took a walk through the gardens behind the monastery.
Around noon we left the Santo Estevo Parador and took the back roads to our Friday night stop the Parador de Monforte de Lemos which is situated in the former Monastery of San Vicente del Pino. For much of the drive the views of the Sil River Canyon were expansive and beautiful.
We stopped at the ruin of the Monastery Santa Cristina.
We had a picnic lunch by the bridge where our route crossed the Sil River.
As we climbed out of the river canyon we passed terraced wine grape vines that seemed impossibly steep.
Of course we had to stop at the Duke lookout. Even though it was under construction the view was still good.
For dinner Duke had octopus I had chicken cannelloni.
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