There was bad weather on the way and forecast for Friday, so we were looking for a bigger city to stay for a few days while the rain passed. After some deliberation, our choice was Santander, which we could reach within the two days remaining before the rain came. This made the town of Gijon a suitable inbetween stop, before moving on to Santander.
We left our rural Guest House after enjoying a simple but pleasant breakfast and we expected to travel along fairly unexciting flat country roads, in an effort to reach Gijon as soon as possible. We were pleasantly surprised therefore, to find our route rather interesting, going up and down hills on sometimes narrow, winding roads with stunning forest sections. All said, it was a pleasant run and we reached our pre-booked hotel in Gijon after 191 kms.
We spent the evening looking for a suitable dinner venue and were happy with both the evening's dinner as well as the hotel. While Gijon is probably not a prime tourist destination, we found it to be a pleasant town which despite its industrial surroundings was quite charming.
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