Murcia - Visit Dede

Tuesday, Oct 31 - Today we drove from Arcos de la Frontera to Murcia to visit Karina's cousin (Dede). On the way we stopped in Granada. What a city... too bad we had to change our trip around and will not be staying the night.

We spent the afternoon walking around and had lunch at the Parador on the La Alhambra. It was a perfect day without a cloud in the Sky... I think we can go back 10 times and we will not get so lucky. We did not have all that much time, as we needed to get to Murcia at a reasonable hour.

After spending the afternoon at the Alhambra we drove to Murcia arriving around 8 PM. We were very well received by Karina's cousin and had a nice meal, a Cigar, and watched the Barcelona game for the UEFA Champions league. A nice evening... (Special Thanks to our Hosts)

Wednesday, Nov 1 - (I can't believe we are already in November... Where has this year gone???)

We had breakfast at Dede's house and then went for a stroll in the old town. Murcia is a nice city but without anything special... It seems to be going through a Boom due to heavy British investment... The Brits all want to come over and enjoy a little sun and a much cheaper cost of living. It is crazy to see how Spain is booming... there is construction all over the place. Michel (Dede's Husband) said that the area has been growing at a staggering rate for the past few years catching up with the rest of Spain... If I only had a few million EU$ laying around...

Leaving Murcia around 1 PM we drove to Barcelona to meet up with Valeria... It was a +/- 6-hour drive with a few stops on the way... I personally much rather drive around EU than to fly when the distances are reasonable. Uneventful drive... We had a short stop at the Valencia Airport for Lunch and arrived in Barcelona in the evening.

We were well received by Valeria and Gianni and Olivia (a true inspiration of a Baby). Had a nice meal and chat... Makes me miss the real world a little.