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July 8th 2006
Published: July 9th 2006
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sandy ... famous for pleasure eh! atta boy!!!!
Hi ALL!!!
So we've been to England, France, Portugal and Spain in the last 2 weeks . .and now we are back in France!!!!
Yesterday we spent the whole day at the beach in Barcelona and we were able to get on an overnight train into NICE, FRANCE. The train ride was eventful as the car was full of backpackers. Twas great drinking and partying on the train.. the rest of the passengers did not like us very much!!!!
We arrived into NICE at 8 this morning.. what a city! it is just gorgeous! Our hotel is pretty close to downtown as well as the beach so the location is great. When we arrived at the hotel this morning they were still serving breakfast so we were able to have a nice French breakfast .. yummm.... coffee with croissants and orange juice.. not too shabby!
Today was laundry day (finally!) so we took all our clothes (it was basically almost everything .. lol) to the nearby laundy mat and spent a good hr watching our clothes get clean. After we decided to explore NICE. WOW! we got our lunch at a small french bakery and went to the city. The beaches
porto - city!porto - city!porto - city!

here's a port in porto, portugal!
here are rock beaches. the rocks are nothing like we imagined .. they arent pebbles .. they are nice bigger, smooth rocks. Before hitting the beach we went on a little hike to the highest point in the city .. WOOOWWWW! we overlooked the whole city and ocean.. it was soo beautiful! the hike wasnt so fun though. With all this walking our feet are beginning to hurt! It took us about an hr to 2 hrs to get to the top, have a beer and an ice cream and walk back down again. Then it was off to the beach! The sun was so strong and the water was just perfect! i -- Karla -- however did get stuck in the tide and kept trying to get out of the water and the strength of the water kept making me fall right into the rocks and brought me out to sea again and again ... hahaha... oh man! i now have bruises! Ian said it was one of the funniest things he's ever seen and now thinking about it .. i wish i had seen it happen to someone else ... but i didnt .... it was me who
accordian man!accordian man!accordian man!

karla with the accordian man .. dont worry dad iezzi.. this guys got nothing on you!! :)
made a fool out of herself! HAHAHA
the "beach" is right betwen the cliffs so there are tones of little hollows and pools for cliff jumping from about 30 feet into little crystal clear pool.. twas unreal.
Tomorrow we are off again! At the moment we are not really sure where we are going .... Milan or somewhere else in the North of ITALY! SOOO EXCITED!
MOM Iezzi -- please tell Tiago that i will phone him asap when we arrive in Italy! and We both cannot wait! Tiago (if you read this before talking to my mom) -- thanks so much for everything! cant wait to see you!

So we'll be watching the FINALS for the WORLD CUP in ITALY! --- it will be crazy!!!!!!
Don't Worry Dad Iezzi -- I'll be going for Italy (Karla) -- Ian on the other hand is a France Fan ... this should be interesting! ahahahaha

Having the time of our lives! Thanks for all the comments and msges! we love them!!!!!

xoxo K & I

PS finally put up more pics ... cost us lots of euros you better enjoy...


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ALBUFEIRA!ALBUFEIRA!
ALBUFEIRA!

us on the beach in albufiera, portugal!
ALBUFEIRA- beach!ALBUFEIRA- beach!
ALBUFEIRA- beach!

the beach in albufiera, portugal!
karla's birthday!karla's birthday!
karla's birthday!

here's us at karla's birthday dinner at the beach! it was so good with a great view of the beach!!!
karla on the beachkarla on the beach
karla on the beach

on the beach in Portugal
karla's cocktail!karla's cocktail!
karla's cocktail!

yumm the drinks!!!
ian on canada day ian on canada day
ian on canada day

canada day ... out for a day of football ... england v portugal ... brazil v france.. IN PORTUGAL
TORO -- SevilleTORO -- Seville
TORO -- Seville

karla outside the bull ring in seville we were going to see the bulls but they changed the day this summer so we missed it
 Seville Seville
Seville

main town square in seville
way to much shitway to much shit
way to much shit

visiting the cathedral in seville with all the bags in tow.
karla and criskarla and cris
karla and cris

karla infront of the tome of christopher columbus in the cathedral in seville
sittin on the bussittin on the bus
sittin on the bus

tour bus around madrid
off the tour busoff the tour bus
off the tour bus

off the tour bus at the royal palace in madrid .. great view of the vally and the mountains
the room in madridthe room in madrid
the room in madrid

WORST HOTEL IN THE WORLD.. creppy guy running it and mold on the light fixtures
again room in madridagain room in madrid
again room in madrid

the moulding in the room .. twas shit
karla not happykarla not happy
karla not happy

the whole room in madrid ..right out of trainspotting, felt like we should have been shooting harroin not waking up
alicantealicante
alicante

beach in alicante .. first stop in the medditeranian... WOW


16th July 2006

Hello and Goodbye
Happy belated birthday. I am sure I will see you again. Later Gator.
16th July 2006

wow should be fun!!
hey Karla!!!Looks like you are having fun at all of your place's you have been to.I think when i get older that would be a great tripto go on. what one do you like the best so far?? I think all of the places you have been are so BEUTIFAL, city to city!! Tobad that your hotel didn't turn out that good lol!! well have a great trip with Ian!! love Jessica I ps:I got this web sit from you mom and dad it great thanks jessica
16th July 2006

Sending our love, wishing we were there!
K - Had a fabulous visit with your Mom and Dad yesterday who introduced us to your amazing travel stories. Sure beats the old postcard routine! What a spectacular experience and one that we will share vicariously with you for the next month and a half. We're heading north to the cottage for vacation for the next couple of weeks with a side-trip to Manitoulin and Sudbury for Science North and Dynamic Earth. Nothing to compare with the Venetian canals the square at Vacitan City and Michaelangelo's David in Firenze but will save that til Jess is a bit older. Love Xs,Os -- Aunt N

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