So it would appear that my original intentions to update this here blog on a weekly basis haven’t come to fruition. What can I say? I'm a lazy so and so!
Since the last encapsulating update we have had ourselves away to sunny Spain for the last ever holiday pre-parenthood. We headed across to the Costa Brava for 7 days and it was a lovely little break. Below, I have drawn up a wee diary of our trip.
Sunday - Depart Aberdeen for Barcelona. Flight gets in at 9pm and by the time we reach the hotel following an hour and 15 bus journey the hotel eatery is closed. We head out on to the main strip of the resort and seek out Burger King for a nutritious evening meal. Head back to the hotel after that and looking forward to sun bathing tomorrow.
Monday - Jesus Christ! Is that *&$^%*% rain. Do you mean to say we came here and its going to rain all week? For %&£^ sake we can get that at home. Jesus, when is the next flight. This place looks like Blackpool in November. What the hell we going to do? Sit in a pub for 7 days. Oh hell! Ok, lets check the tv. We can always sit in our room and read and sleep and watch telly. Click, click click. Oh hell, the only English language channels are CNN and Eurosport. That evening we wonder up and down the main strip and manage to count 22 moustaches on our short walk.
Tuesday - We make the decision to catch the train to Barcelona to ensure we another day is not wasted watching Italian Deal or no deal. We buy a 2 day tourist bus ticket and begin to see the sights. The day turns out to be really warm and sunny and we visit the nou camp amongst other things. Decide that Barcelona is a really nice city and that we'll be back the next day to finish off the tour.
Wednesday - We finish the tour but unlike the previous day it's a bit cooler and we don't have jackets. We spend an hour or two wondering around a mall looking for cheap jumpers so we can sit on the top deck of the bus without the goose bumps. We eat in a tapas restaurant attached to the mall and Nicola goes to the bathroom enough times to pick up loyalty points. Another nice day is had by all. We spend some time wondering around the streets of Barcelona and enjoy the sights up and down la ramblas. We get home in time to watch the huns bottle the uefa cup final whilst in a Dutch bar. There are a few blue noses there as well and it makes the experience all the more enjoyable. Nicola's bar stool gives her a lot of grief but she soldiers on and pokes fun at the huns.
Thursday - We finally manage to get some sun bathing done. The day is spent relaxing next to the pool. The pool looks sooo nice but anyone going in it seems to gasp for breath immediately due to the temperature. We avoid going into the pool and instead get a power of reading done.
Friday - We head back to Barcelona as the day looks slightly over cast. We do a bit more walking and have lunch in a very nice square off of ra lamblas. We take a boat tour around the harbour, which is ok. Nicola though begins to feel sick so the last part of it is spent praying that she don't start spraying.
Saturday - Bloody rain comes out again. We head to a small town called Blaines which is just up the road. We have lunch on the sea front and watch the rain come down. We wonder along the beach with our umbrella (ella ella) and the sun soon comes back out. We head back to our hotel and watch the FA cup final in another Dutch bar. That evening we enjoy our last supper at the hotel and join all the foggies in the bar at the hotel to watch a well dressed Spaniard play key board and sing songs.
Sunday - The last day. Thankfully the sun is out for our last day and we do everything leisurely. We bathe next to the pool and just have a nice day. The bus picks us up at 5pm and we fly home at around 9.30. The usual moans about the it being over too quick are voiced but overall we are happy bunnies. We get back to the Deen at 11.20 pm and get to bed after midnight
Monday - The dream is over.
Since the end of the dream we've got back into out old routine but both of us have managed to pick up head colds. In the week that we were away, Nicola seemed to get quite a bit bigger and she is now obviously preggers. She has started doing the pregnant lady getting off the couch manoeuvre and has become slightly less graceful. She is however glowing in her current form!
Laters peeps
