May is a wonderful month in England. Not only does the weather (hopefully) start to improve, we also get two - count 'em, two! - bank holidays! We had spent the first one in Paris with Bron and Andy, so we thought we'd do something a bit different for the second one and, well, go on a trip!
Unlike most of our last-minute jaunts, however, this one was planned waaaaay in advance. Back in October while we were visiting Melbourne, our friends Steve and Carolyn had mentioned they were planning a trip back to their homeland, England, to visit family and friends. Oh and they were thinking of renting a villa in Spain for a week, and would we be at all interested in joining them? Um, let's just think about that... ;)
We decided to join them for 4 days rather than the full week, although in hindsight this was a mistake as we had such a lovely, relaxing time we didn't want it to end. A villa holiday with a group of friends / family is the perfect way to chill out, especially in such a gorgeous setting:
Much of the time was spent eating, drinking and chatting on the terrace or by the pool, although we did make one day trip to the Alhambra near Granada. The 3-car road trip over the narrow, mountainous roads was fun, if a little too exhilarating for some, necessitating a short coffee break in a tiny Spanish town, where we seized the opportunity for a group shot:
The Alhambra is a Moorish palace constructed in the 14th century. It is a stunning place, set up high in hilly countryside and full of beautifully intricate Islamic architecture, surrounded by gardens that are perfect for strolling around in. We all enjoyed it very much.
As you may have noticed, there was a certain small difference between this and our other holidays - the patter of tiny feet, as it were. Carolyn and Steve have an almost-two-year-old named Ella, and their friends Bob and Khin have two kids, Raoul and Sienna. So how did we cope with this toddler invasion, you might wonder? Did it cramp our child-free, city-dwelling, liberty-loving style? Well, this might answer your question:
Yes, we were both entirely smitten by little Ella Bella, and who could blame us - she is one very cool chick!
1 comment:
Mate, Melts a Daddy's heart. Very nice editing.
Hope the rest of the summer is good for you. A great time was had by all and remind us to tell you about the hire car shananigans when we next see you. :-))))
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