Westin Valencia

... you think?" "Yeah, Hillary Duff, right?" Anyway. Finally I told her what had happened in the latest scene I had watched. She started giggling and stomping her feet. Apparently it's me that has missed out on new episodes. ACK! I can not wait to sit in front of the hulu screen for days just catching up on all my shows. And yes, my laziness is indeed astounding.

Alright, I suppose I should go do something.

Or I could just play solitaire on my iPhone for awhile. :)

I am never taking an overnight train again. So I left Granada at 10 pm on the overnight train to Valencia and since all the couchette beds were booked, I had to sleep on the regular seats. This train was so uncomfortable. Try getting sleep while sitting in a stiff chair with all the lights on and tons of people making noise, talking, moving about to get off at their stops and at one point a woman sat next to me with her crying baby. I barely slept at all and my ...

... just). Recycling is easier and sometimes even faster! You are just lucky with what you get (mostly even surprised and excited!). You decide what to take by checking what is still edible and hygienically sane to take. Then you start to think: "O yesterday we already recycled loads of broccoli, we can leave this. and take some carrots instead..". No worries about spending too much, buying things that are unhealthy or not ...

... 4 bed private room for only 3 people, and it was huge. It offered free linen, free WiFi, and free storage lockers. All around, a great first hostel experience.
The next day we spent the day at the beach. It wasn't the greatest weather, but just being at the beach at the end of September felt great. This was also my first time in the Mediterranean Sea, which was exciting, but ...

... 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

Empezamos el viaje con tres horas de espera en el aeropuerto de Valencia. "En el aeropuerto: Cientos de destinos se cruzan, se materializan, se queman en el apogeo del caos. Mil miradas se concentran en el panel de información, miradas impacientes que esperan en la lista de espera. Docenas de aviones ...

... thinking of the conversion. It was great. So the night was over, we caught the train back to Laon at 10:30 and finally arrived back in Laon at 1:40. It was very comforting to be somewhere where I could understand the language and knew the routine. It was still weird hearing French after hearing only Spanish for a week. So overall it was a great vacation, despite a few downfalls, and I'd like to thank Sunny for having us and being a great host.

... whenever we need to basically touch anything in the house. The first time I grabbed something out of the kitch (a banana) and asked Gloria if I could eat it, she smiled, rolled her eyes, said "si" and then said "i told you not to tell me when you're hungry." I haven't asked for permission to eat food since. I gave her the book I bought about Strongsville (history of the city through photos). She said gracias and ...

... from around 10 euros up to 2000 euros for the most popular seats close to the action. We were initially attacked by scalpers (which Karla fought off with vigor), and we bought some cheap seats from the box office for 12 euros. They were in the sun, but the bull ring is round (obviously) and there really wasn't a bad seat in the house. I know that most of you PETA people in Eugene are wincing and foaming at the mouth and thinking up nasty things to write in ...

... main plaza. 12:30 was the final burning of the falla in the main square. Everyone and their mom was there, but somehow we managed to wedge ourselves behind a truck and get a pretty good view. There was a true display of fireworks here, and everyone cheered as sychronized explosions ripped into the giant fallas. Another cheer arose as the structure finally collapsed in on itself, signalling the end of one very big party. We turned for home. Fallas was over.