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Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain
19. October 2014, 00:18am Cabin C525…Thud,thud! ‘Right!’ said Roisin as shepulled out her iphone. Our next door neighbours gave us this idea (the ones onthe ship, not in Widnes!) They had recorded the occurrence the last time it happened.They had also balanced an object on the narrow architrave of the bulk head sowhen the ‘Thud, thud’ started, theobject fell, due to the intense vibration, on to the bed.We both stood there like lemons...
Barcelona, Spain
As Roisin and I have visited Barcelona twice before; the first time for a long week end and last time was during our Western Med cruise, we wanted to do something different. Most people head for something Gaudi-ish; either the Park Guell full of trees and shrubs (as parks usually are!!) interspersed with unusual and colourful sculptures, mosaics, walkways and tiling or the Sagrada Familia. This Roman Catholic Church was designed by the great man himself with cons...
Valencia, Spain
It was a nice, bright morning. Our balcony was finally facing east as we headed toward Valencia. The sun was shining. The temperature was touching 20°C. It was gone 9am and we were ready for our breakfast. The Villa Verde restaurant is a waiter service and is much more civil than the free for all upstairs in the Bora Bora (been there) and Pago Pago (been there as well!!) self-service restaurants.However, for some reason, ordering a simple cup of coffee was an or...
Barcelona, Spain
Breakfast at the OK Coral. We were not scheduled to dock at Barcelona until midday so what would be more perfect than a leisurely breakfast? Unfortunately at precisely 09:30am, the exact time we entered the Pago Pago buffet, the other 3000 or so guests had decided to take breakfast at 09:25. Barcelona is also an embarkation port. This was the end of the road for most of the Spanish guests. The way they were piling the food on their plates, you would think that it...