22-29 May 2006
Benidorm, Spain
Right near Alicante on Spain's south coast, Costa Blanca, I found the English home away from home. A hub for the Northern Englishman to soak in the sun and laze on the sand without missing out on dinners of baked beans on toast at one of the many streets lined with pubs called dubious un-spanish names like The Yorkshire and Ye Olde English pub (or something in that vain!)
Though I can't deny Deev, Brad and I were there for the same thing - the sun, not the baked beans! We were lucky enough to have a lovely apartment organised by Deev's parents to stay in for the 7 days which was a 5 min stroll to the beach.
The week flew by doing nothing more than hanging out on deck chairs on the beach and by the pool, reading, shopping at the local markets, adding to our limited Spanish vocabularly (I can now say onion thanks to a helpful waiter), dancing at the clubs in Via de Mallorca and listening to Spanish radio - Europa FM, which is truly a decade behind. Anyone remember Frente?
We had a great time and enjoyed the spanish delights of paella and sangria but have vowed to come back to see the real Spain in Barcelona and Madrid.
Flying out on Monday 29th May from Alicante Airport; our next stop Switzerland.
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