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Arriving in La Valle at the two floor apartment which is Nereyda’s home I couldn’t help but be struck by the beautiful view they have over the nearby mountains. This morning we were going to breakfast (I know it’s a continuous eating fest!) in a local cafe popular with workmen to have what is known…
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The next day after a relatively relaxed morning, Nuria and I headed to Valencia once again, this time to meet some friends Nereyda and Aureli, who live a little outside Valencia in a small town called La Valle D’Uxo. Yet another lunch awaited, this time in an Italian restaurant. Nereyda was also a friend from…
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As an English teacher in the School of Languages, Nuria asked if I would be prepared to attend a morning at the school speaking to her students who were learning English. The schools of Languages are government subsidised colleges where anyone can learn a modern language relatively cheaply. The students are mostly adults learning languages…
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My ticket for the Art gallery included two visits to churches nearby so feeling much refreshed after a great sleep, I decided to head into the city centre again. I headed first to the church of Saint Nicolas which as recommended by Nuria is known for it’s light show; the entrance was in a very…
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The next morning on the advice of Nuria, I headed into the city to see a new Art Gallery in a restored Palace in the old quarter of Valencia. After a wander around a street market, and, the Plaza Redonda; now sadly depleted of the many traditional ceramic shops previously there I headed to the…
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On a dark rainy morning in February, I joined the throngs a of passengers at Gatwick Airport escaping the near biblical rains we have experienced of late in England, for sunnier climes. Apart from the ‘Fray Bentos’ Steak and Kidney pie which, (clearly an offensive weapon!)caused a bit of a delay at security, (gift for…
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Well she’s off again after a brief respite in Dorset, it was off to Liverpool this time with my sister Gabs as a belated birthday treat for her, a committed Beatles fan since her teen years back in the 1960’s.We set off from Weymouth with the now obligatory fizz on the train and arrived in…
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Whilst the adventure was wonderful and exceeded expectations, the two young maids were happy to be on their way back to Budmouth and, Weymouth and Portland certainly did not disappoint. A sunny afternoon five mile walk along the beach with my furry friend and a bracing dip in the sea at Chesil the following day…
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And so to our last port of call Paris. We had to catch two trains both of which were really busy so we were glad to have reserved seats. After the pristine appearance of Vienna, Paris proved a bit of a shock. We emerged from a very grubby Metro station to a street with overflowing…
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And so on to our next port of call Vienna: the scenic rail journey had me expecting to see Julie Andrew’s popping up over every mountain top. (Sense a nun theme on this journey!) Mountain peaks clad with pine trees trimmed with very lush green fields with grazing cows reminded me of a Lindt advertisement…
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