Video Saturday – July 1974
By the time it got to July 1974 I’d had enough, of Leeds Modern School that is. I’d done my … Continue reading Video Saturday – July 1974
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Well how was I to know that happy hour meant drink twice as much ?
1986 was the year of Halleys Comet, a once in 76 year phenomenon that shone like a bright star with … Continue reading Well how was I to know that happy hour meant drink twice as much ?
Presents From Spain
She always was a sucker for the sort of bargain that wasn’t a bargain really, for the sort of junk … Continue reading Presents From Spain
Tie A Jello Ribbo
Our Ned made a wonderful discovery in his loft the other day and I have ordered him to preserve the … Continue reading Tie A Jello Ribbo
…and in doing so he discovered Benidorm
“I must warn you” I said to the young woman who, two years later would become my wife in a … Continue reading …and in doing so he discovered Benidorm
The Basque region of Spain
As hinted previously this largely unknown area of Northern Spain is stunningly gorgeous, being Alpine in appearance it would surely be a huge, even massive, tourist attraction if the people who live there weren’t the most miserable twats on gods earth, with big chips on their shoulders too.
The ongoing terrorist situation in the region does nothing to attract tourists or investment either, but its mainly the most miserable twats on gods earth tag that does them no favours.
Driving in Madrid (III)
We were heading north out of Madrid on the motorway to Burgos and thence on into the Basque region, an area of Northern Spain which is perhaps the most beautiful and least seen region, mainly because the Basque people are the most miserable, ignorant twats that I’ve ever had the misfortune to meet and the Spanish tourist office don’t ever mention the area, they like to pretend that it doesn’t exist.
Its such a shame because that area of the country sits underneath, amongst and on top of the Pyranees and straddles the border with France, its an area as mountainous as Switzerland and the architecture is of an identical stylee with lots of quiet little villages full of chalets – stunningly gorgeous.
Driving in Madrid (II)
So we packed the car the following morning and left the old folks Spanish paradise by the sea that is the town of Benidorm and headed off down the motorway to Alicante, me driving, our dad sat dozing in the passenger seat and his flatmate Brian sat in the back with his trusty map of Spain that he’d ripped out of an old copy of The Sun one day.
The route was fairly simple, just 1000 km or so of motorway to thrash along, down to Alicante then turn right and take the motorway to Madrid – that was the tricky bit, making sure that you got the right turn to Madrid, once you’d done that you could sit back and wait for the km signs to count down from 700 or so until you hit the capital city, but as Brian explained from the back seat you didn’t want to hit the city of Madrid, oh no, for that would be a mistake, what you really needed to do was to look out for the Madrid ring road and use it to by-pass the city, picking up the Bilbao motorway on the other side somewhere, thats what his 1:1000000 scale map said anyway.
Driving in Madrid
Anyone else ever done it ?
Driven a car through, around and in the centre of Madrid ?
No ?
Its madness.
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