Tuesday 27 December 2011
Charles arose at 8:30 to move the car by 9 from in front of Don's to some secure and free parking space not horribly far from his place -- a tall order in Valencia, especially near the old city where we were.
After a fruitless and frustrating hour and a half Charles headed back to the apartment to pay for a space for an hour, take a breather, and pick up his good luck charm, Dian. It was sooo much easier to have two sets of eyes looking for possibilities and reading signs and maps and judging traffic, and if/when a space was spotted chances were good it was previously occupied by a tiny European car and you'd need someone standing outside waving their arms and yelling "one more inch!" in order to fit a big VW van in.
It worked.... but it took another hour and a half and about eight cruises through the tiny street off the main drag where we scored a perfect spot before, then finally scored again. Good for almost another week. We celebrated the successful conclusion of our three-hour trial by popping into a small deli on the way back, with three kinds of paella simmering in their huge frying pans, and taking one home.
Ate, napped, emailed. Late dinner but good, tuna steaks from the nearby market, great mashed potatoes with cream and olive oil by Nicole, and a big healthy salad.
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After a fruitless and frustrating hour and a half Charles headed back to the apartment to pay for a space for an hour, take a breather, and pick up his good luck charm, Dian. It was sooo much easier to have two sets of eyes looking for possibilities and reading signs and maps and judging traffic, and if/when a space was spotted chances were good it was previously occupied by a tiny European car and you'd need someone standing outside waving their arms and yelling "one more inch!" in order to fit a big VW van in.
It worked.... but it took another hour and a half and about eight cruises through the tiny street off the main drag where we scored a perfect spot before, then finally scored again. Good for almost another week. We celebrated the successful conclusion of our three-hour trial by popping into a small deli on the way back, with three kinds of paella simmering in their huge frying pans, and taking one home.
Ate, napped, emailed. Late dinner but good, tuna steaks from the nearby market, great mashed potatoes with cream and olive oil by Nicole, and a big healthy salad.
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