Cuenca keeps calling them back

“Clinging to the Past in Cuenca” (May 18) brought back wonderful memories of a train trip my daughter and I took through Spain in 1997.

We traveled south from Barcelona to Valencia, then inland through the mountains to Cuenca. We stayed in the Posada de San Jose, at Julian Romero 4, mentioned in the article; it’s one of the casas colgadas on the cliff in the photo. The view from our room of the gorge below was stunning. The view from the dining room is also superb. The innkeepers, a Canadian woman and her Spanish husband, were most accommodating. They arose an hour before their usual time to pack our breakfast and call a cab so we could depart early. The cathedral’s facade was memorable because there was nothing but pure blue sky shining through the arches over the huge Gothic doors. Cuenca is definitely on my must-return-to list.

Charlotte Craven

Camarillo

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