Husa Reina Victoria Hotel Valencia

... had his hand in my bag!

But it was the strangest thing, because he didn't "grab" my bag, he literally put his hand IN my bag. And not in a fast, swipe-something kind of way. Just like reaching in. Which I guess wouldn't be surprising if there was something expensive sitting at the top, but there wasn't. It was just my sweatshirt. (Yes, below was my passport, iPhone, money, ay yi yi, but on top it was just a black jacket.) Anyway, I used my Tim voice and said, "HEY ...

... and things. Where I was staying it is a nice area with cobblestone and big square with fountains- the main one Plaza de la virgen with a fountain of Poiseidon. I made great friends here with the austrailan girls, a german, two dutch and a girl from norway and we went out together salsa dancing and also to the beach for the whole day following my arrival. For halloween it was quite a treat to see the whole city full of young kids dressed up. It was different ...

... 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 ...

... 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

... early, so we arrived at the railway station in plenty of time. We were both feeling a bit nervous about getting onto the train after our experience in Barcelona but there were very few people so it wasn't a problem.

We had to double back to Tarragona on a local train to meet the inter-city train from Barcelona to Valencia.

...to be continued...

Arrived on time a little after 5pm to find that the tourist office at the railway station was ...

... Mass coming from a small side chapel, then headed out into the bright night markets before heading back to the hostel.   A dinner of disheveled gourmet omeletes and Sangria was finished off with a wild night of blogging (party animals!).  We're mostly packed and ready for bed, excited for Barcelona and seeing Gabrielle's sister Joy and her partner Matt in only two more sleeps.   Some of us are beyond excited.   All our best from Spain Dan and Gabes

... that my opinion is only one of many many Americans and it's not the same everywhere. This is something that I've learned over and over, you cannot ever generalize a country because there are just so many different opinions. One of the girls from my group doesn't agree that it's common to date more than one person at a time in the US. Among the people I know, it's more common. In addition, not all the Spaniards agreed that ...

... departing, I realized that the salad wasn't going to cut it so I purchased a pork/bacon/lettuce/mayo sandwich. Tasty ... on to the bus - despite assigned seating, we found another tourist in one of our seats. She told us that you were allowed to sit anywhere - I never understand this because what's the point of assigning seats? There weren't any two seats together left, so we asked her to move. Of course, if she were Spanish ... perhaps I ...

... ground being kicked and punched viciously. Vincent and I pulled him out while Brandon went after Ward. Sam was drunk, bleeding, and his eye was swollen. His shirt was ripped and tattered. He kept up a steady stream of curses, expanding on the theory that "cinco a uno" (five on one) was a pussy way to fight, and would have walked out there for some more if we hadn't held him back. What a night. *** I had found several language exchange programs, or intercambios, on ...