Hotel Florida Albacete

... through the town. It's really interesting. But it's outside. And like 3 whole blocks away. That's asking a bit too much of me. Ha. Which reminds me. A guy asked me today what my plans were and I said I was considering being a lazy tourist and taking the red tour bus around. He just shook his head and said, "Why waste your money? You should just walk. Those buses are for old people." While I don't disagree, I'm happy to be called old if it saves me from walking.

OMG ...

... arrived in Valencia at 5am so I was so exhausted and had to navigate my way to the hostel in this condition. When I arrived I could not check in so I slept on the couch in the computer room until 9 am and still could not check in until 3pm so I wasted half the day just lounging in the tv room and talking to some australian girls. Once I got the energy I went out and explored the city. I passed through a beautiful botanical garden full of stray cats which ...

... crazy stairs. We where welcomed by a bunch of happy travelers that also found their way to El Potro, an autonomous community based on self organization.

At the moment only Jordi is permanently living here who keeps the project running. But the project is well known in the area so there's much local support and many ...

... now... recycling our food! Since Barcelona our mindset seem to have shifted... We will never look at supermarkets the same again... better we will think twice before entering them.
Before supermarkets where places you needed to visit in opening hours, important was to focus on what you really needed in order not to buy too much (better not to be hungry when entering) and to check product information in order to buy locally ...

... 15 minutes to take pictures by the small river which had very little water in it and a lot of garbage. We got back on the bus and drove to Aleta to see an old church and that was locked soooo we went back to the ship and went to dinner but first I talked on the phone and managed to lose my glasses. Didn't realize it however until after dinner and then ...

Isabel et Andres sont des personnes formidablement accueillantes!! J'apprends à cuisiner avec Isabel, nous nous balladons, la vie est simple et douce auprès d'eux.. Nous discutons beaucoup et ça me fait plaisir d'apprendre à connaître Isabel!! Je mange aussi beaucoup ;-) c'est une orgie de bouffe!! Je me remplis!! Les horaires espagnols me conviennent vraiment ...

... viena - salzburg
22sept: salzburg - hallstat - salzburg
23sept: salzburg - zurich tren nocturno
24sept: zürich - winterthur - schaffhaussen - rheinfall (cataratas rhin) - stein am rhein - zürich
25sept: zürich - lucerna - interlaken
26sept: interlaken - grindelwald
27sept: Grindelwald - interlaken - berna
28sept: berna - laussane - montreaux - fribourg
29sept: fribourg - basel - vuelo a alicante

... I circle back in to take a break in the quiet garden I noticed earlier on my way in. Things have picked up in the three-plus hours since I arrived. The walkways are jammed with people, enjoying the sunny day. But I am still virtually alone in the garden; I could be on another planet. After I leave the grounds, and the throngs lining up to get in, I sit on a bench in the sunshine to reflect upon what I've seen. It's all clear to me now. The sounds of ...

... hippy college town. and the alhambra was magnificent. if you find the oasis backbackers hostel, it is near the teteria street which holds the arab market during the day and at night comes alive with various dance shows, flamenco and belly dancing are big. and the tapas in grenada are HUGE!!!

... that's already opened this Sunday. Things are locked tight in most of Granada today, but everything's open in the "tourist" area, and I'm only a couple of block away. It's a fine, sunny day, promising a warm afternoon...much better than I could hope to expect back home in Ottawa at this time of year.