well we did it! We found the Holy Grail!! It is right here in Valencia in the Cathedral. It was bought here in the 15th Century to keep it safe from plunderers!! We have photos too!!
Our train trip today was really interesting as we got to see the countryside. THere are miles and miles of citrus orchards and not a lot else but the scenery is quite stunning as it is so different.
We saw deserted white houses, ruins of old, and I mean old, castles and battlement walls, plus some horrendous new high rise apartment buildings.
We were able to walk to our hotel as it is only about 10 mins from the train station. THe hotel is very nice and modern and has all the conviences, including little bottles of stuff in the bathroom. Hannah didn´t think there was a shower at first coz it is behind a pillar.
We went out for a walk and found the Cathedral which is really close to our hotel and low and behold, the Holy Grail. We were there while everyone else was having a siesta so we had the whole place pretty much to ourselves.
Right now we are in a trendy shop which has internet and free drinks!! What a good day!!
19 degrees here today, grass is green instead of sand or dirt, an good, open-feel city.
Notes missed from other blogs:
Hannah struck again in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the one with Picasso´s Guernica, there was a video inside a table and Hannah leant against the table to get a better view - and was promptly told off, AGAIN!!! That makes for every museum so far!!
While we were on the tourist bus in Barcelona, an ambulance with 3 guys in it was going round and round the roundabout with sirens blaring and lights flashing. THe guys were having a thoroughly good time and laughing like crazy. Don´t think they were going to rescue anyone!!
Last night, just as we were walking back to our hotel after a very cheesy dinner, an ambulance and police pulled up just past our hotel. Not sure what that was about.
Anyway, that´s it for now, catch you soon. We are here for the next 3 days, so will be able to unpack a little.
Hasta la vista
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Makes NZ seem very "recent" .....Mark can relate to Hannah's predicament in museums and cathedrals. We were told at the Prado we could take photos as long as we didn't use a flash. Mark thought he had the flash off and was taking a photo when "Whoomph!" a flash of light came indisputably from Mark's camera - right in front of one of those guards who seem to appear from nowhere - and who made it very clear (in "Spanish Inquisitionesque " gestures) that this was not allowed.... We fully expected the place to come tumbling down somewhat similarly to when Goofy visits the Grand Canyon. Watch Hannah - they've probably warned ahead at the next cathedral.
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