Spain - Lloret de Mar, Barcelona and Tossa de Mar

Ola,
My mid term break has been and gone and Im back at work feeling like I just didn't have a week off in Spain! 
Before we departed we lost a 'man' to an ear infection so that just left Amanda, Vic and myself to battle the Brits abroad.  The trip started with the an early Ryan air flight out of Stanstead - how else would a cheap holiday start, its the only way.  We arrived at our resort, which I would call a hotel with a pool, in time to sample the free cocktails and hit the restaurant for lunch.  The food was very ave - french fries were served at breakfast, lunch and dinner so this gives you some idea as to how classy the 'resort' was.  Not to mention the plastic cups our drinks were served in, and this now gives you the full picture of our holiday experience.

Vic and Amanda enjoying the cocktail of the day!

We had two days where we took day trips to explore Barcelona.  It was nice to get away from the tacky Englified tourist town of Lloret de Mar where we were staying.  Barcelona had some crazy looking architecture from Antoine Gaurdi and a lovely built up water front area.

On another day we took a quick bus trip to Tossa de Mar where we wandered quaint little cobble stoned streets and found restaurants tucked into the hill side.  Tossa was less touristy and more Spanish than English.  The weather started pissing down towards the end of the day so we headed back to our resort for cocktails and french fries.

With no plan of attack for our last day we bit the bullet and explored Lloret de Mar.  We managed to find an awesome Dutch restaurant and another place selling cheap gellato.
All in all we got what we paid for with this trip.  £258 - all inclusive food and drinks, flights, transfers and 4 nights accommodation.  It was a shame the weather wasn't a little hotter as we didn't get to relax by the pool or swim in the sea which was my main plan for the holiday.
Next trip is to Florence for 4 days with a work conference.

Adios amigos.   

Spurs vs Rubin Kazan

Nath, Bozzie and I experienced our 1st live premiere team in action.  Our local North |London team, Tottenham Hotspurs, were playing a Russian team in the Europa League.  I was hooked by the realatively cheap price of the tickets - not realising that due to being in the early stages of the tournament Spurs were resting lots of top players, and the stadium was only half full so I didn't get the atmosphere I was expecting either.  Prior to the match students at school were doing some role play scenarios in case I was approached by locals after the game.  You see Tottenham is where the London Riots kicked off, the birthplace of anarchy, so I wasn't sure what to expect from the crowds, but in the end I didn't need to reenact the role plays .