Alicante! First stop on the Spain adventure tour of Sari and Shannon. After taking a horrendous 8 hour bus ride from 1 AM until 9 Am (my idea, thought it would save money. Which it did, but I just lost my sanity instead). We landed in Alicante, bleary eyed but excited to be in a medium-sized city that is blissfully right on the Mediterranean sea. We lucked out and ended up in this amazing hostal, La Milagrosa, with our own room and AIRCON. Plus lots of sinks to do laundry in, and a terrace on the roof complete with a kitchen and views of the mountains.
Our first day, Tuesday, was spent meandering through the streets, sleeping on the beach, and attempting to stay awake.Alicante isn´t that big so we were able to get a good feel for the city, and how relaxed the atmosphere was there. We made dinner for the first time in weeks, which was a huge plus. Wednesday had us feeling much more rested, so we checked out the castle (not sure what castle, but just a castle) that loomed over our hostal on this sandy coloured mountain, very gorgeous. Views of the clear water and all of Alicante from the castle, too. We spent some much needed Sari and Shannon time, each chilling on the beach for a bit, before reconvening and walking down the beach promenade where all these market stalls offered various wares, and stumbled upon a bandshell that was playing all of these old Spanish songs, and hordes of old people with fans were sitting in chairs or getting up to dance adorably with their partners. We must have stood there for about an hour, feeling giddy at being back in Spain and seeing all of these incredibly happy people, dancing to Spanish oldies. Fabulous. We ended the restful day with some white wine and a ridiculous salmon dinner that we made ourselves. Loved Alicante!
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