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04/28/2007: "Alicante, Spain"
When I put this trip together, it seemed to make sense. In late April, Germany is still a little cold and so the cities are not quite as enjoyable. A round trip flight to the south of Spain could be had for about $125. Hotels on the Mediterranean coast were about ˝ the price and the beaches are warm and inviting.
So I packed two sets of clothes, jacket, long sleeves and jeans for Germany and shorts, sandals and t-shirts for Spain. Turns out that Germany was 80 degrees and I wore the shorts and t-shirts and Spain has been raining and under 70 so I have been in a jacket and jeans – no beach.
I guess the reason I was unprepared was because I booked this a while ago and only packed the day before I left. Not that the clothes have worked out wrong, they have been fine. I just forgot to bone up on my Spanish. The flight was a little delayed so I didn’t get into town until 11pm. The taxi driver was crazier than any I have been with in Mexico so I was happy to get to the hotel in one piece. I am not very gifted at languages so it has taken some concentration to get my German up and running. But my high school Spanish teacher would be disgusted with me. I could have at least brought a simple phrase book. Luckily, Alicante is a tourist town and enough Brits come down here for holiday.