Tuesday 10 January 2012
The day bode well for adventures abroad and minutia at home. Dian's definition of the word minutia represents getting into the everyday flow of a community as opposed to passing through. (Some would say, why use a big word when a diminutive one would do but...) Anyway, we made hummus with a "wand" instead of our bare hands (strangling chick peas can be therapeutic though), and had delicious, tuna, egg and hummus sandwiches for lunch. Nicole and Dian shopped at the nearby, Al Campo supermarketand returned with provisions.
By 6:45 PM we were headed into downtown Valencia where Charles dropped Nicole and Dian so they could use the main post office to mail letters and a package. We all met in front of Bill and Claire's place to walk to Ubicks but they were too crowded so we went across the street and had a funny Italian waiter who pretended to abscond with Nicole's camera when we asked him to take a group shot. Marta, Emparo, Don, Claire, Bill, Charles, Nicole and Dian enjoyed tapas and either wine, water or coke then part of the group left and the rest walked back to Bill and Claire's.
We've been told and also noticed that the Spanish people generally don't hold gatherings at their homes. no one knows why. Bill and Claire plus Marta and Mike and Ajfan were the predominant go-to houses for get togethers and we were lucky enough to get invited to all of them!
After saying farewell to Claire and Bill and dropping Don at the entrance to El Carmen, we drove home with the aid of James Bond our GPS. At 1:30 AM we were glad to find a parking spot after circling the area three times.
The day bode well for adventures abroad and minutia at home. Dian's definition of the word minutia represents getting into the everyday flow of a community as opposed to passing through. (Some would say, why use a big word when a diminutive one would do but...) Anyway, we made hummus with a "wand" instead of our bare hands (strangling chick peas can be therapeutic though), and had delicious, tuna, egg and hummus sandwiches for lunch. Nicole and Dian shopped at the nearby, Al Campo supermarketand returned with provisions.
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| An impulse buy at Al Campo |
By 6:45 PM we were headed into downtown Valencia where Charles dropped Nicole and Dian so they could use the main post office to mail letters and a package. We all met in front of Bill and Claire's place to walk to Ubicks but they were too crowded so we went across the street and had a funny Italian waiter who pretended to abscond with Nicole's camera when we asked him to take a group shot. Marta, Emparo, Don, Claire, Bill, Charles, Nicole and Dian enjoyed tapas and either wine, water or coke then part of the group left and the rest walked back to Bill and Claire's.
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| Dian and Marta |
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