After the tomato fest that Valencia was, it was time for a road trip for a couple of days with Claire and Neill to the next coastal town on the map... Alicante!.. and our main purpose here is to do nothing but enjoy the beach! Situated about 2 hours south of Valencia, Alicante is a decent sized town with the main street called, La Rambla (like many main streets in the cities of Spain) that has many bars selling tapas & sangria, no shortage of gelari and crepes and little stalls that come out at night set up down closer to the beach offering many cheap bargains, from sunglasses to cds to handbags...... almost certainly from the streets of Bangkok! There are massive seaside apartment blocks on the oceanfront, the sand is a dirty brown colour,
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