Hotel Principe Albacete

... completely forgot. I'm an idiot.

Gaby, I saw a flamenco show!!! It was AWESOME. I took like 10 videos so will show you them when I get back. And there are also lots of photos that I will post, too. The guy dancing was so animated, it was hysterical. But it wasn't supposed to be. I guess I'm culturally insensitive. But the music was incredible. I loved it. And then last night I went to a place with live jazz. The food was divine (photos coming) and I met up with 3 fun ...

... interesting. I saw all the buildings colored in white with bright orange outlines. Huge stone towers stood on opposite sides of the city at one time used for protecting and overlooking the city. Also the city has an enormous garden running all along the border underneath the bridges and it is wonderful for strolling through on a sunny afternoon. The architecture has this similar style as the past two southern places I visited with lots of bright oranges and ...

... pass by to help out in the garden, baking bread, gathering wood, repairing parts of the house and taking care of the two and a half donkeys (Trinity is pregnant) and the chickens. I felt really welcome and felt directly at home and part of the whole project. We helped out wherever we could: gathering and carrying wood ...

... and healthy food. Now during our daily riding and passing places we can check out the possibilities to recycle food all day! Important is to check if there are easy accessible trash containers. Sometimes there is something inside them, sometimes not. If not than find out what are the closing times of the shop and where they possibly could bring the container from (mostly a door with metal shutters and ramp). When you appear at ...

... and walked all around trying to find them to no avail. No one at the reception desk was very friendly and when I asked about the three different times printed about our arrival in Barcelona one girl yelled at me that I was wrong. That was the end of my happy vacation. Went back to the room and packed and Rachel went to the disco and we got 4 hours of sleep.

... j'adore dîner à 14h et souper à 21h! Andres nous fait écouter de la musique classique, ca faisait longtemps et ca me rend bien!! Je réalise que je passe dans la vie de ces gens des petits moments comme ils passent dans la mienne... Valence est une jolie ville, surtout le Vieux-Valence. Il y a pleins de lieux de vie, c'est convivial. Et l'espagnol est une ...

... great and should be there we estimate, between 4 and 5 this afternoon...The weather is very hot for the time of year and we can't wait for the luxury of a nice warm shower...(insert dream sequence)

Reached Villa Martin...a welcome site after all that driving...Switch on the water and electric...OH NO! the electric has been cut off...Call Iberolada to be told the last 2 payments have not been received and to talk to the Bank...How long will it ...

Este era nuestro recorrido, como ireis comprobando sufrirá (disfrutará :P) cambios, hay ciudades que no teniamos previstas que luego incluimos y viceversa.
Podría poner el recorrido final, sí, pero...

Ruta con los días:

16sept: valencia - frankfurt hahn - tren a frankfurt mein y coger tren nocturno a praga
17sept: praga y tren nocturno a budapest
18sept: budapest
19sept: budapest
20sept: viena
21sept ...

... Spanish songs which, luckily, are still heard on the radio and in bars and clubs, not yet swamped by North American-influenced "popular" culture. The flash of Flamenco and the sultry sensuousness of the Sevillanas. The sparkling eyes and flashing smiles of raven-haired women. The dark good looks of the men. I hear the sounds and see the sights of Arabia and the desert woven through the cultural fabric of the nation. Spain wouldn't be Spain without its Islamic heritage.

Sunday morning, and I feel completely refreshed! A quiet dinner with Regina and some of her friends, a few glasses of good red wine, and off to bed to sleep like the dead. This morning, I am up early. Before my host has risen, I tiptoe out the front door of her flat, and head for a nearby coffee ...