Sunday, August 20, 2006

Benidorm & Valencia, Spain August 2006


We're in Spain!! This trip was wonderful and relaxing but many, many things happened on our trip--not finding the confirmation to the hotel, locking ourselves out of the apartment before the taxi came in 15 minutes, the rental car place was not at the airport, the rental car didn't have Juliette's size carseat when it was told to us that one was available, Ken hit a car while parking at the grocery store and then finding out that oil was leaking ont he side of the car since there was not a cap on it, and it took forever for the hotel to get the check the fax for our hotel confirmation. We still managed to have a good time and laughed about this.
Juliette is tired from the plane trip.
This bed is just for me!

Taking a tour of the resort.


Juliette was in this pool, too!
Juliette is enjoying fine dining again.
Wonderful breakfast at the resort.



Golfing and a view of Benidorm.

More views from the resort.





I just want my thumb!

A nice, cold cerveza after the beach.

Forget the beach, I like the pool better!



Breathing treatment from Melissa during the trip.
Ready for the beach!



Eating breakfast over the pool.





Enjoying the pool.
Cocktails, cocktails before dinner!
A great view of Benidorm from the resort.



Great mussels and fried octopus.
Enjoying tapas and paella for lunch.


A toast to great Sangria!



Do I have everything for the beach?
Getting ready for another adventure.
Taking a nap after going to the beach.
Having a cocktail before dinner.
Juliette likes to say boo!

{Playing peek a boo and enjoying the resort.




Leaving Benidorm to Valencia.

Melissa is getting ready for our trip.


A view from the hotel.




Inside view of the arena.
Bullfighting arena.

We stopped at this square to have some drinks.
Valencia has many small streets.

Juliette is playing on top of the tower.

A view from the top of the tower of Valencia.



One of the churches in Valencia and it was very pretty inside.


A toast to Agua de Valencia, paella, and tapas!














No more baths for me!












Enjoying breakfast at High Tech Hotel.


















A park in Valencia.

After we came home, Juliette was ready to play with her toys again but she also wanted to experience getting in the laundry basket.