http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Oliva/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Spain , Valencian Community , Oliva en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:55 BST Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:55 BST Top tip when in Oliva donrsquot take the piss out of the naff 70rsquos ceiling in the place you are staying for a weekhellipthe hasbeen Spanish style gods will strike you down and force you to spend at least 2 days flat on your back if you can bear it looking at and appreciating their greatest works. I thought this was but just another urban myth from our friends in the lonely planet http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Oliva/blog-58682.html Gabor woke feeling a little better. The pain was localised to his lower back and he could at least walk. Leaving the villa wasnrsquot really an option so we settled in again reading and catching up on emails. Sarah went of to have a shower in the late morning and came back to find Gabor in serious pain on the couch with Kaspar sitting on the floor showing his sympathy by having a wail himself. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Oliva/blog-58460.html We had a very nice lazy morning this morning just relaxing taking it easy no rush to be anywhere which meant we left the house after midday a first for us on this holiday. As we were driving to Denia which is a small town on the Costa Blanca about 20kms from Olivia Gaborrsquos back started playing up and by the time we got there it had seized up completely leaving Gabor in considerable p http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Oliva/blog-58458.html Top tip for people travelling from the north west of Madrid to Valencia at 8am on Monday morning considering waiting a while or add another hour to your scheduled travel time. We had no problems navigating our way out of Madrid it was just that we chose to do so through the or so 5.7 million Madrilenos going to work school university the airport etc.The drive itself towards Oliva south of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Oliva/blog-58031.html