Originally Posted by
indyfabz
In some areas in Spain (mostly non-touristy ones) restaurants may not open for dinner until 9 PM. It was very hard to get used to when I was touring there and ate out as opposed to cooking. Even cooking my own dinner had its quirks. If I was staying in a small town and didn't get my groceries by 2 PM I had to wait until 6 PM, when siesta was over.
I was going to say something similar. My wife and I have done tours in Spain twice and the siesta period is rough when bike touring. Also, the late evening meal was also hard to adjust to our Midwestern standard.