Valencia

Hola - we arrived in Southern Spain after a lovely relaxing train ride down the coast. As we were pulling into town, we saw ll the towering sails o the America´s Cup yachts bent over in the stiff off-shore breeze. A very exciting visual for our first day here. We found our apartment with no trouble. The owners are very nice, and the place is beautiful - large rooms with high ceilings and lovely tiles on the floors. We went for a walk and found a playground with the biggest spiderweb climber, I´m sure, on the planet. And of course, the nearby cafe which serves the playground offers ice cream, beer, gin and tonics, etc.

Today we of to find the Oceanarium, and of course, more playgrounds. Over the next few days, we hope to play on the beach (25 degree weather), see some of the big Yachts in action, and generally enjoy the Spanish lifestyle. I´m beginning to see why Sean Connery chooses to live here...