Hotel Florida Albacete
C. Hernan Covtes, 14 Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain and Canary Islands
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The wheels on the bus go round then ... stop
... of the three wise men, who were to give the children gifts and sweets.
Once down on the street to experience the parade, we joined in on the fun, taking photos and waving to the children in the parade.
We then found a restaurant to have a meal and then wound our way back to our hotel - frist stopping off to take some photos of the tree and lights in the main square.
Tomorrow we are off to Madrid to start our ...
All Aboard - we are off to Valencia
... the interweaving of commerce with religion. The building had been extended at a later period, walls had been torn apart during the Napoleonic era, then patched up later.
We were taken down to the stables, where the watermarks still remain on the ceiling from the great flood of 1957.
We then hit the streets and the Central Market was pointed out. Although built in the early 20th century, it is reminiscent of the Islamic architecture od previous ...
On Higher Ground
... church, dedicated to St Joan. Despite the steep incline and rough terrain, we managed to get almost to the top before having to return and meet our tour group. Standing on top of the world (almost), one can understand why the Catholics liked to build on top of mountains - there is a sense of being closer to God - I suppose!
This was a fun day and we have decided to extend our stay in Barcelona by a couple of days in order to visit Figueres on ...
Murcia
Vuelo de Spanair de Barcelona a Alacant en standby. En el checkin, aunque el sistema me dio asiento, Newco intentó forzarme a standby aunque el vuelo cerraba en 5min y quedaban muchas plazas. Al llegar al aeropuerto de Alacant tenía que esperar 1h30min hasta la salida del autobús a Murcia. Paseo por la terminal, fotos y desayuno. El autobús es directo desde el aeropuerto a la estación de autobuses de Murcia.
MURCIA
El primer día, tras reunirme con Jesús en la ...
T'estime
... The Mercado Central is the biggest fresh produce market in Europe. We got some quality paella variations and tapas to eat at the flat on our last night. If you go, be warned: a simple punnet of artichokes and another of stuffed bell peppers ended up costing us 21 euro. They were amazing but that's besides the point.
Valencia was also memorable for the shopping- of course, we spent most of the time in Zara which you can find anywhere in Spain.
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