Thursday, 10 December 2009

East Midlands Airport

After breakfast, we finished off our packing and checked out of the room by 11am. After trying to kill a little time by playing cards, we decided to go to McDonalds and have a McFlurry by the beach.

After we finished, we caught the 104 bus to Palma, before getting the ¹back to the airport.

We were at the airport 2 hours before check-in opened, so we grabbed some food (€4.90 for a bocadillo con Jamon!!!) and watched Men Behaving Badly on the iPod.

After check-in, we spent the rest of our Euros on presents for family and ourselves and ate one last meal before boarding.

The flight was fairly easy going. We had a spare seat next to us again, so we could spread out a little, and before we knew it, we were back in England...

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Wednesday, 9 December 2009

The Last Day

Today is our last day of the trip. We have to check out of the room by midday. But for now we are just enjoying breakfast by the sea.

Yesterday, we sat on the beach for a couple of hours, occasionally heading into the Mediterranean Sea. It was very calm, but it was bloody freezing!!

Last night we went to the bar over the road to watch a bit of the football and got some food.

We also managed to play a few games of cards in the hotel too.

It seems very strange to think of all the places that we have visited in the last 1¹days. It's a little disappointing that it's all coming to an end, but it will be nice to get back home to a bit of normality and a couple if lie-in's.

However, it will not be nice to get back to the cold weather after a few days here in Spain.

Anyway, we've finished breakfast now, so we have to go and pack our suitcases.

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Tuesday, 8 December 2009

The Beach


After our walk back along the beach back to Palma Nova, we decided to get some food from the snack bar across the road from the hotel. Then we decided to go back to the hotel lobby and play cards whilst listening to the iPod.

At around 7:30, we decided to go and get changed to go out for a few drinks (Magners for Mel, San Miguel for Ryan).

After a quick McDonalds (ordered in Spanish like the everything else here) we headed back to the hotel for some sleep.

After breakfast this morning, we went back to the room to get ready and we are now laying on the beach listening to music. We have the iPhon speakers on loud as there is nobody else around.

Going to go in the sea now, so Hasta Luego.

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Monday, 7 December 2009

Fantasia Golf

Yesterday, we left the Hard Rock Cafe after a quick beer and walked along the Harbour towards the Palma Cathedral. After spending the best part of an hour around the Cathedral, we caught the bus back to Palma Nova.

We found a bar/restaurant near to the hotel and we both ate a Sunday Roast before heading back to our room for a siesta.

Around 7ish, we went to the Bora Bora bar across the road for a few drinks whilst watching the Villarreal v Getafe match.

Around 8:45, we went to get some food before heading back to the hotel to watch Top Gear.

After breakfast this morning, we went straight to play Mini-Golf. 54 holes later, we decided to take a walk towards Magaluf, which like Palma Nova, is also pretty dead.

Now we are just sitting by Magaluf beach watching a couple of boats go by.

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Sunday, 6 December 2009

Ghost Town


We managed to get the bus from Palma to Pama Nova with no problems. The the trip took a little while longer as we travelled along the coast instead of along the motorway.

On our arrival in Palma Nova, we checked in straight away, an unpacked our suitcase for the first time this trip.

Then we decided to take a walk along the beach, which was when we noticed how deserted the resort is in December.

The majority of the hotels are shut, as well a most of the bars and shops. We managed to find a nice little restaurant near to the hotel as we hadn't eaten properly since our last night in Berlin.

After an ice-cream by the beach, we decided to get changed and go out at night.

We managed a walk into Magaluf with only a handful of bars open, and after one quick drink we headed back to Palma Nova.

This morning we have taken the bus into Palma, and are currently having a beer at the Hard Rock Cafe. After this we are walking towards the cathedral to take some photographs.

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Saturday, 5 December 2009

Palma de Mallorca

After waking early this morning for our trip to Schönefeld Airport (early as in 3am), we managed to make the fairly easy journey on Berlin's public transport. Their trains run 24-hours, which made it very easy for our 5am bus connection. After checking in, and the worst hot chocolate ever, we boarded the flight to Spain.

We landed in Palma at around 10am, and got our bags fairly quickly. We then caught the number ¹bus into Palma, and we are currently waiting for our bus at the Plaça d'Espanya station to take us on to Palma Nova.

Berlin was by far our favourite city of the trip. The only reason we could fault it was the temperature (Which was our fault for going in December).

It's nice to finally be somewhere warm, and we are both rid of our jackets and looking forward to our few days in the sun.

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Friday, 4 December 2009

Hey Ho, Let's Go


Our first port of call today was the Ramones Museum. It was amazing to see the large Collection of Ramones memorabilia there, some of which must be worth a fortune. We spent around two hours there before going back to the Brandenburg Gate to take some photos during the day,

From here we took a short walk to the Bundestag, which is the home of the German Parliament.

Next on the list was the Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust. This takes up a massive area, and the design is basically a large number of blocks rising from the ground at different heights.

Our last main sight was the Führerbunker. This was the former site of the Nazi Reich Chancellery, in the bunker of which, Adolf Hitler commited suicide and effectively ended the Second World War. In the late 1940's, the Soviets blew up most jf the bunker. Now the area has been built upon, and is just a car park.

We then took another walk to Potsdamer Platz and ate a Bratwürst before heading back to the hotel for a rest.

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