Saturday 31 December 2011
The last day of the year was not particularly eventful, but was endearing. We tooled around doing various chores such as buying mosquito netting and walking to the modern art museum to buy some Picasso diaries and Dali books.
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| Don's kitchen |
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| Near the museum |
Charles went to the van then with Don over to the Gran Mercat to find some nice tuna steaks for our farewell dinner with him. Nicole made delicious mashed potatoes and Charles added a salad. We thanked Don for his friendship and his incredible hospitality, then acted like lame couch potatoes awaiting the 12 bells of New Years, where we were prepared for the traditional Spanish "celebration" (whoo hooo!!) of eating one grape for each peal of the bells. Nicole and Dian "cheated" (Charles said, but Valencians disagreed) by taking the seeds our in advance, but Charles opted to eat all 12 in a row while spitting the seeds out like a Bugs Bunny machine gun. Needless to say, he finished far behind the ladies.
Soon after the new year began Dian finished the (760 page) book on Dali, but one mustn't write more for it is the next person's blog day, and we do have rules. Like bowling, there are rules!
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| Did we mention there are oranges in Valencia? |
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