| Title | : | The Train in Spain |
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| ISBN | : | 1441167870 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781441167873 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2013 |
This is not a book about trains but about the variety of Spain. The bestselling author Christopher Howse makes ten great railway journeys that explore the interior of the peninsula, its astonishing landscapes and ancient buildings. The focus is the way the Spanish live now: their habits, streets, characters, stories and quite a bit about their eating and drinking.
Christopher Howse has been travelling around Spain for 25 years, and has now made a 3,000 mile circumnavigation by train from the top of the Pyrenees through the vulture-haunted wilds of Extremadura and the Spaghetti Western deserts of the south, to the ancient hilltop city of Cuenca and beyond. On the way he meets troglodytes, visits a city ruined by an earthquake, runs into a dancing lion, stumbles across a body-snatching plot and tries out a recipe for acorn pie. An entertaining exploration of a much-loved country, "The Train in Spain" gives a fascinating and entirely original portrait of a strange land at a time of great change.
Christopher Howse has been travelling around Spain for 25 years, and has now made a 3,000 mile circumnavigation by train from the top of the Pyrenees through the vulture-haunted wilds of Extremadura and the Spaghetti Western deserts of the south, to the ancient hilltop city of Cuenca and beyond. On the way he meets troglodytes, visits a city ruined by an earthquake, runs into a dancing lion, stumbles across a body-snatching plot and tries out a recipe for acorn pie. An entertaining exploration of a much-loved country, "The Train in Spain" gives a fascinating and entirely original portrait of a strange land at a time of great change.
The Train in Spain Reviews
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I like churches and I like trains. But I wish there was as much about trains as there is about churches in this book. In every town Christopher Howse goes to, he finds a church to explore avidly. The churches appear to be his passion. I hope things improve!
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Like the pre/post views of the specific locations as well as the descriptions of the setting and the histories of the areas visited.
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Love Spain, like trains so I'm probably biased!
