Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Londres a Laguardia, La Vida Lujosa (London to Laguardia, the Life of Luxury)

Wow, so where do I begin? Joey and I have had some amazing past few days. We arrived in London early on the morning of July 4th. To my disappointment, there were no signs of celebration here- not even a single sparkler. I suppose they may still be bitter we claimed our independence and all. But none the less, London was filled with sleepy moments, lots of time on the Tube (which was under construction, making things a bit inconvient), and then there were a few good moments too. ;)

We had the chance to see Stomp at the West End. Both Joey and I loved it! Who would think that people could beat on random objects for almost two hours and be so entertaining. After our show, we managed to walk to the Tower Bridge and have some fish and chips right infront of the Tower of London. It was rather surreal.

Things really came to life for me when we flew into Spain on Monday. Within our first five hours here we managed to have cafe con leche, tortilla española, a Fanta (which is way different here than in the States), and a Napoletano de chocolate. All of these are things that make Spain what it is :) Besides eating, we have honestly lived it up for the past 3 days.

We stayed in Laguardia, a small medevial fortress town, for two nights. I fell in love with the place. There is an ordinance there that makes the streets only available to pedestrians, and thus much more enjoyable to walk on. The town was so quaint and wonderful that we found ourselves walking around it multiple times. It is known for being a vineyard town, and so with that, we managed to drink a bottle of wine or two.

Surprisingly the hotel we booked for 40 euros a night, ended up being spectacular! We had a balcony that overlooked incredible mountians and vineyards on both sides, and was directly across from the cathedral built in the 13th century. So after a day of wine tours, an AMAZING Rijoana meal, and a nap; we mustered up the energy to go out in the town and buy wine, bread and cheese for dinner. So we sat on our balcony drinking, chatting and soaking in life.

There is so much more to come, but for now I have a bus to catch.

Besos a todos! Trisha

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