Espana! (and Belgium)

Please excuse the delay, we have been traveling about, and haven´t had much time to update the blog.

So, after leaving Amsterdam, Jamie and I went off to Bruge (or Brugges, or Brugge, all of which were used there). Bruge is a little picturesque city, where we spent two days. On the second day, I stayed in town, while Jamie rented a bicycle and biked to the beach. Well, apparently she got a little lost, but she eventually got to the beach. In the meantime, I bought a bottle of wine, a baguette, and a wheel of cheese and went to a park with my book. I had a great little time, including a nice nap in the perfect weather. While in Amsterdam, it was kinda rainy for the entire time we were there, but since then, the sun has shone upon us. (Actually, both Jamie and I are burnt from our day at the beach yesterday, but Im getting ahead of myself).

From there we took our first train ride--until now it had all been buses--to Brussels. In Brussels, we met two Americans from Washington state, Aaron and Adam, and played many a game of 13, which is a fun little card game. The four of us met up with some Spanish girls, and the 10 of us went to Delirium, which has the Guiness Book of World Record for most beers... over 2000. I had a few Delirium Temens, which is honestly probably one of the best beers I have ever had. Even Jamie enjoyed the beers there. She said Belguim Whites are some of her favorites. Even better, they all were overproof doubles or triples, so each beer was 8% or more.

So, from there we caught a plane to Madrid. We actually almost missed the flight, but, we got lucky, as this was the first time that Jamie was not singled out as a possible terrorist, and we got through security with time. For the record, RyanAir does not give you assigned seats, its first come first serve.


So, off to Madrid, where we went straight from the airport to the bus station, to dash off to Valencia. We have been here for 2 days, and plan on being here for a few more, and then we will be off to Barcelona. We are about a 20 min bus ride to the beach, or about an hours walk back. We were there for only a few hours, 1:30-4ish, but both of us got rather burnt (spf 15 isn´t that strong apparently). The sun doesn´t set here until 10 or later, so I guess we got the peak sun time. The beaches here are good, the water is warm, but a little dirty. Everyone is sooooo tan.

Food wise, Jamie and I went to a place called ¨100 Motadillos¨where you order small sandwhiches, not quite tapas, and down it with a beer... well, I had a beer, she had a diet coke. We cooked last night, and had some Paella for brunch today. Overall, the food in spain is delicious.

Ok, I gotta go book a hostel in Barcelona.

-David