Valencia

Hello everyone and to new commenters David, Paul, Robocop, Nat, our mums and fake mums, Marni, Rex, Roxanne, Patty and Aaron.

We are happy to see many people following our trip and complimenting our superb blogging abilities. Some are classics.
To Mr. Mircosoft (never heard of this company..) - Less is more in the case of the blog title!
To the plant (Rick) - BRN.asx shares have risen 20% due to purchase of after sun cream.
To Howler Express (Manto) - Total runs we have went for to date = 0.

New photos have been added to the album on the right. You may spot a bloke in a red hat that just came from the burns ward.

Our final couple days in Barcelona saw us hire a little 50cc tour buggy with in-built GPS and voiceover that educated you on the sights as you drove around. We drove to Camp Nou and a monastery just out of the city. Driving around wasn't too difficult and we got plenty of laughs from local drivers passing us at 50km/h.

We are in Valencia now, which is a more laid back city compared to Barcelona on the Spanish coast. The city is very clean and there is a mix of old and new buildings that are very impressive. The Spanish dish Paella (another of Dom's favourites) originated in Valencia. The night life in Valencia is also very fun and people can be found drinking in little squares over the city.

Another bike tour helped us see the sights such as the famous Art and Science Centre, which was built in the old river that ran through Valencia. The river was purposely run dry and now there are many nice gardens and Valencian orange trees that run through it.

Pete is in his element with siestas being a big part of the culture here. Most little stores close between 2-4pm here so people can get a nap in.

We are flying off to Ibiza on Thursday so will try and update the blog sometime on the island. Adios for now, we are off to walk in 35 degree heat and get some tapas (slip slop slap will be used to its full potential).

Barcelona

Hola!

We have arrived in Barcelona, Spain.

Out of all the places we've been so far (zero), Barcelona is definitely our favourite. Our first impressions were that the people here are very relaxed. We swear the immigration officer didn't even look at our passport pictures and just waved us into the country.

The city is massive with thousands of little side streets boasting different sites and tapas bars (Dom is in heaven). The architecture is sthunning.

The coastline is an incredible sight with many bars, marinas and beaches with crystal clear water. We got a sense that there were quite a few topless Spanish women around, but of course we didn't look...

We decided to hire bikes today so we could cover more ground since the city was so huge. We booked for 2 hour hire, but ended up taking 5 hours getting lost down side streets and down the beach boardwalk. Pete came off the ride second best and now looks like a roasted capsicum.

The Spanish tend to free pour their drinks here. After ordering 2 scotch and cokes, half the bottle was gone. The beer and sangria also come in fairly large glasses.

Tomorrow we are going to have a go at driving a little 3-wheel buggy around the streets to Camp Nou (Barcelona soccer stadium). Hopefully we can adapt to driving on the wrong side of the road sooner rather than later!

We will upload more photos into the album on the right ---> tomorrow.

That's all for now, we are off to go have a siesta.

Buenos noches.

PS. Hello to Uncy B, Dianna, Nicole, Uncle Caesar, Age, El Naturale` (manto), Brunswick and all others who have posted comments. We love them. Don't forget to leave your name every now and then though so we know who is posting!

Ash-Cloud Strife

May need to make full use of our insurance if the ash doesn't clear by Thursday 12.30pm...

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PPAD (Piotr, Paul, Adrian, Dominic)

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