May 2009
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Alison: Finally! We can go back to the room.
Luc: Stop and look up. See that balcony up there, that’s our room.
Alison: Are you sure? This is exciting … top floor.
Alison: OK. Ready for the countdown. It’s so quiet here!
Luc: So, even if we got here really early, you’ll see, it was worth the wait.
Alison: Key in the door. Oooh! I like it. Calm green is nice. And the room is a big change from the one we had in Italy – remember, you kept hitting your head on that slanted ceiling? And check out the bathroom … plenty of counterspace for all my stuff…
Luc: Forget about that, come here. Don’t even think about unpacking. Come here and look at this.
Alison: Woah! When you said balcony, I thought it was just a place for you to stick your head out the window for a smoke. This is amazing! It’s bigger than the room! And we are right up there with the cathedral steeple.
Luc: Yeah, see that guy working wayyy up there on the scaffolding? Now come and look over the side to see the view. You can see the entire square. And that’s where we are going to have coffee tomorrow morning – that place with the outside tables just across the plaza.
Alison: We have to use this to the fullest. Maybe have lunch out here with some hams, cheeses and wine from the market.
Luc chilling on the Hotel Colón balcony with Le Seu in background.
Luc: Excellent idea. Now let’s open that bottle of wine!
Alison: And I’ll get those cherries, too.
Luc: My only bummer about the room is the TV: fully digital with all the connexions (DHMI, RGB, VGA, etc) and Internet access. BUT, everything is software locked. Can’t connect my iPhone to watch the movies we brought along (hey, my Spanish ain’t bad but on the other hand not that good) unless you pay – and I thought I’ve paid enough with this room with the terrace – bit expensive, but hey.. once in a while why not. So much less money to spend on Alison’s shopping budget, he, he he).
