How fascinating!
I have lived in Spain a few times over the years. You were there in 1967 so that would have been when Franco was the ruler. It is a wonderful country and I am so glad your sister pushed you to go!
Welcome to the community and I hope to get to your blogs in a less tardy fashion!
Sometimes RL does get in the way...
Yes, Franco was the ruler, and we were very conscious of that. Guardia Civil was quite conspicuous. In a way this was intimidating (we were careful about what we said in public) and in a way it was reassuring. We were two women traveling and the joke was that crime was really low under Franco.
Thank you for your comment. I loved Spain. I still do, though I will never go back (those travel days are over), my granddaughter will be in Barcelona in a few days. I think her planned visit to Spain brought back memories and prompted this post.
I look forward to blogging in Silver Bloggers, and to reading other blogs. It's a great community.