El Sol, La Playa, España

Love being in London and having the option to be pretty much anywhere in Europe within a few hours.  We decided to go to Spain last weekend to enjoy some sun and warm weather on the beach.  It was great!  We found a place called Alicante to which Easyjet flies and went for it after seeing that the forecast showed sun. We booked it on Thursday and left Saturday morning at 2:45 am.  One cab ride, one train ride, one tram ride, one plane ride, and one bus ride later, we were on the beach in Spain by 10:30 am. It wasn’t very full when we first got there, but, as you can see, it quickly filled up.  Saturday was great weather and it was warm enough to venture into the water.  It was cold.  But, after easing myself in little by little, it felt good to get in all the way.  I love the beach; it is so relaxing. I just read a book on my new Kindle, listened to some music, and slept a little.  Twas nice.  We packed up as it got later in the afternoon and searched for a place to stay the night.  We walked a little bit and the first hostel we found, we entered.  For only 15 Euro, we decided to do it.   It was alright.  Definitely not anything special.  The guy running the place smoked like a chimney and the whole place smelled like it.  But, it was doable for a night.   The town was pretty chill.  There wasn’t a ton going on, but it was your basic beach town.  We walked around a bit and I got a few pictures.  I feel like such a tourist all the time taking so many photos.  Oh well.

We went to bed pretty early that night since we had been awake since 2:30 in the morning. The next day we tried out a different beach further north.  The beach was pretty nice, but unfortunately, the weather got a bit chilly when it clouded over after about an hour or two of being out there.  We walked around, ate at this place that served mini sandwiches (we were surprised to see the cheap prices and realized why when we saw the size of the sandwiches after we had ordered), and went to this chocolate restaurant that served us a cup of melted chocolate and churros to dip.  It was pretty good.  I wouldn’t have thought about doing it, but the people behind us were downing the chocolate as if it were a drink after they finished their churros.  So, I followed suit, and it was worth it.  After that, we boarded the bus back to the airport and came home.  We got back around 2:30 in the morning, so we were pretty beat the next day at work.  But, it was worth it.  Sun, beach, warmth, Spain...what more can you ask for in a weekend?