Tuesday 13 December 2011
Charles and Dian awoke at 10 AM to find a parking spot close to Don's, and they were successful! Something of a miracle in Valencia. Nicole and Dian went to the Chinese Bazaar next door and bought organizers for Nicole's clothes in the van. They walked to the van and for the next two and a half hours organized like mad women!
Later in the evening Don took us to his friend's record store in the first shopping mall of Valencia. Nicole was admittedly a little skeptical of its location, besides, aren't cool record shops supposed to be down windy side streets right next to a vintage bookstore and a java joint? But her faith was restored when she stepped inside, for it had all the ambiance of a neat old music store with its wall to wall posters and miscellaneous music items. As it turns out the owner, Juan, has had Amsterdam Discos for coming up on 29 years! Don wanted us to meet him and his 18-year-old daughter Arizona, especially for Nicole's sake, but she wasn't there.
A great thing happened at Amsterdam Discos: Nicole had been carrying around a sticker from the band TV On The Radio, hoping to put it somewhere special in Europe and spread the word a bit more. We believe it found a perfect home in the store, and Juan and Miguel, the other employee present at the time, seemed very excited to have the sticker, and Juan put it up on the wall instantly. Mission accomplished!
It was almost time for the show to start at a nearby jazz club, so Charles and Don went to that while Nicole and Dian opted to stay home and try to call Dian's parents and her sister Monica. They waited until midnight to call, thinking maybe the other two would get back from the club, and filled the time by watching the Coen Brothers film "Hudsucker Proxy."
It's a good thing they didn't wait for too long because Don and Charles didn't get home till around 3 AM. Dian and Nicole successfully reached the family back home, and it was good to hear everyone's voice.
Charles and Dian awoke at 10 AM to find a parking spot close to Don's, and they were successful! Something of a miracle in Valencia. Nicole and Dian went to the Chinese Bazaar next door and bought organizers for Nicole's clothes in the van. They walked to the van and for the next two and a half hours organized like mad women!
Later in the evening Don took us to his friend's record store in the first shopping mall of Valencia. Nicole was admittedly a little skeptical of its location, besides, aren't cool record shops supposed to be down windy side streets right next to a vintage bookstore and a java joint? But her faith was restored when she stepped inside, for it had all the ambiance of a neat old music store with its wall to wall posters and miscellaneous music items. As it turns out the owner, Juan, has had Amsterdam Discos for coming up on 29 years! Don wanted us to meet him and his 18-year-old daughter Arizona, especially for Nicole's sake, but she wasn't there.
A great thing happened at Amsterdam Discos: Nicole had been carrying around a sticker from the band TV On The Radio, hoping to put it somewhere special in Europe and spread the word a bit more. We believe it found a perfect home in the store, and Juan and Miguel, the other employee present at the time, seemed very excited to have the sticker, and Juan put it up on the wall instantly. Mission accomplished!
It was almost time for the show to start at a nearby jazz club, so Charles and Don went to that while Nicole and Dian opted to stay home and try to call Dian's parents and her sister Monica. They waited until midnight to call, thinking maybe the other two would get back from the club, and filled the time by watching the Coen Brothers film "Hudsucker Proxy."
It's a good thing they didn't wait for too long because Don and Charles didn't get home till around 3 AM. Dian and Nicole successfully reached the family back home, and it was good to hear everyone's voice.
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| A great international nativity scene collection was on display at the mall |
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| Including a scene from New Mexico! |
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