AC Elda

So today is our last day and we are both ready to be done with it! We arrived not until noon in Alicante and we had reserved an excursion to see two towns near Alicante. One was Jalon and is famous for Muscatel wine and the other was Aleta famous for nothing except that the tour guide lives there. So this day turned out to be a double holiday in Spain and ...

These pictures are from me trying to take a photo of myself writing with my ancient feather pen from the Alicante market and from walking around Alicante on a tour of the the two cathedrals, San Nicolas y Santa Barbara.<br>The pictures later are from our visit to two little pueblos just outside of Alicante; Guadalest and Altea. In the little town of Guadalest is a beautiful castle ...

... I wish my friends could be here with me. I know they would love this place. I wish they could visit. But all in all, I know that I have to do this on my own, though I'm lucky to have found such a great friend and companion in Elizabeth.<br>I hope that Alicante becomes someplace that I treasure forever. And more so that I learn Spanish and that it shows me that I can do something great, be something great, and be me. At my best.

... soon realised and she absolutely started freaking out at us. But fortunately this was short lived because about 30 mentally disabled guests (who were in a group) walked in. She obviously started slicing cheese and ham with super human speed. But there was nothing she could do when this unfortunate group of people started getting really upset when they found little food left for them. I know I should be ashamed ...

... with: "What nationality are you?" I stared at him blankly and replied "British", I joked, "this is the BRITISH consulate". He then wisely replied "no, no. Many people don´t realise this but Britain actually consists of England, Scottland, and Wales". At this point someone else sitting behind, him who we had previously spoke to, started to silently cry laughing. I replied "yeh, I know but....." He then interupted me and said "no, your not hearing me, the Island ...

... made more funny when Miguel came down and she realised it was him. Awesome we are actually meeting people again. Once we got everyone together (including a few more recruits bringing the total to 11) we headed toward the town centre to find some decent clubs. Obviously during the two hour walk there many funny things happened including when a hooker tried to pull Alex2's pants down ...

... odd receptionists we actuially managed to book ourselves a room each with en suite facilities for 7 euros. Unbelievable. I cant tell you how amazing it was to have this luxuory. Right, well lets make the most of this and shave, maybe we will meet some people. And so we did. There were two Belgian (Vince and Miguel) and three German dudes (Hanas, Alex2, Garret) cooking, all of which turned out to be ...

... Wassern<br>ausholend, die Reserven der Energie aushölend,<br>zerberstend vor mächtiger Kraft<br>übergehend in spritzende Kronen<br>Ausgedehnt <br>in der hungernden Verlängerung, des in sich verborgenen Willens<br>Der Seele das Leben zurufend<br>vor Anmaßung strotzend<br>gelassen<br>in unendlich glücklicher Verheißung<br>sanft und mutig.<br>Die ...

... auf die Strasse-fertig los! Aber a bitztle am Charme fehlte es den gemuetlichen Spaniern.<br><br>Logisch, dass man hier das Wasser auch nicht gerade in Unmengen trinken sollte. Ich geniesse gerne Eistee - von Mamas und meinem Garten - heute hat schon die Spanischlehrerin, die uebrigens auch Veronika heisst, gefragt, was ich denn da mitgbracht hab. Schmeckt so lecker! Nicht so leer...<br><br>El viva España!

... but altogether impossible in the winter!! I can't wait 2-3 days (depending on wether it rains or not) for my jeans to dry!! So, when you are sitting around the dinner table today thinking of all the great things you are thankful for, remember the good ol' reliable washer and dryer :) But today is a day to be thankful... So let me share with you what has been my good fortune. When I returned from Andalucia, my friend Clara ...