Hello folks,
I was away last week in Spain celebrating the wedding of my friend Michelle and her now - husband, Trevor! It was my first time at a "foreign" wedding and it really was the most wonderful experience. It was so lovely going away with our group of friends.
I can't write this blog post without mentioning how lucky I was to make this wedding. As mentioned in my last post I was away with college friends in London on the weekend before last. I arrived home the Sunday and thought there was no point really taking my passport from my handbag as I was leaving again early Tuesday morning. I was super organised and had my bag packed at 9:00pm on the Monday night. As always I double checked my handbag to make sure I had my passport. It was gonzo! Nowhere to be seen. I searched the house high and low. I even checked the oven and the fridge (desperate times lead to desperate measures and all that). I rang home and had my parents and brothers and sister searching their cars. I rang the guards and the airport in case I let it fall there on Sunday, all to no avail!
At 11:00 pm I phoned one of the girls and told her that I didn't think I'd be able to go, warning her not to tell the others yet. Weirdly, I did have a feeling it would turn up somewhere. Poor St. Anthony was definitely sick of my prayers that night! When I got off the phone, I opened a message in my facebook messenger saying that my passport was found in Penney's in Castlebar!! I can't describe the relief!! I exchanged a well deserved bottle of wine for the passport the next morning. A huge thanks once again to the Penney's worker that contacted me. Only for you there would have been no Calpe for me! You're an abslolute star!
Flights -
We flew Ryanair on the 10:45 flight from Knock to Alicante on Tuesday 3rd and got the 07:30 from Alicante to Knock on Saturday July 7th.
Calpe -
I honestly had never heard of Calpe until Michelle told us she was getting married there. I absolutely loved it! Calpe is just over an hour's bus journey from Alicante Airport. It's located on the south east coast of Spain, overlooking the gorgeous Medditeranian Sea. One of the main landmarks in Calpe is 'The Rock' (pictured below). It was a great way of letting people know where you were. As I've mentioned before I'm not a big fan of heat but there was always a lovely cool breeze so it never felt like you were stuck in dead heat. It was 29 to 32 degrees celcius while we were there.
The Hotel -
We stayed in Hotel Porto Calpe. A double room for the four nights cost €446.00 between us. The hotel was nice and clean and had a small swimming pool and deck chairs to chillax on. It was very near the beach so the location was ideal.
The Wedding -
I'm not going to go into the ins and outs of the fabulous wedding because that's Michelle and Trevor's story to tell. All I'll say is the staff at the villa were excellent. They filled us with food and drink all day long. We never had an empty glass! Michelle was the first from our school girls or "The Old Gang" (as we call ourselves) to get married. It truly was a special day! #shelandtrev
The Nightlife -
There was a large group of us so no matter where we went we enjoyed it because we were all there! The first night we landed we hit an Irish bar - of course, where else?! The pub was called The Irish Sea Tavern.The two lads behind the bar definitely weren't prepared for the influx of Irish wedding guests that night. Bar La Copa was only a short walk from The Irish Tavern. We went here every night of the holiday. It really felt like our own private disco bar. The music was brilliant and we soon made it our local. This played stayed open until about 04:00 am. You'd think we'd have had enough by 04:00 am but no, not us! We headed to Disco Cameleon on the sea front for more fun. This place stayed open until at least 06:00am, it could have been even later to be honest!! We even ended up here after the wedding!! It was very near our hotel so it all worked out perfectly. We watched the sun come up here three mornings in a row.Yeah - we liked this spot!
The Food -
Unlike other holidays where I'd be noting where I'm eating and sussing places out, I really played this one by ear. Food was very cheap in Calpe so we just ate anywhere reasonable. One place that stood out was Restaurante Tango on the main sea front. We ate here on the final night whilst watching the Belgium v Brazil World Cup Quarter Final. The food was delicious!
We flew Ryanair on the 10:45 flight from Knock to Alicante on Tuesday 3rd and got the 07:30 from Alicante to Knock on Saturday July 7th.
Calpe -
I honestly had never heard of Calpe until Michelle told us she was getting married there. I absolutely loved it! Calpe is just over an hour's bus journey from Alicante Airport. It's located on the south east coast of Spain, overlooking the gorgeous Medditeranian Sea. One of the main landmarks in Calpe is 'The Rock' (pictured below). It was a great way of letting people know where you were. As I've mentioned before I'm not a big fan of heat but there was always a lovely cool breeze so it never felt like you were stuck in dead heat. It was 29 to 32 degrees celcius while we were there.
The Hotel -
We stayed in Hotel Porto Calpe. A double room for the four nights cost €446.00 between us. The hotel was nice and clean and had a small swimming pool and deck chairs to chillax on. It was very near the beach so the location was ideal.
The Wedding -
I'm not going to go into the ins and outs of the fabulous wedding because that's Michelle and Trevor's story to tell. All I'll say is the staff at the villa were excellent. They filled us with food and drink all day long. We never had an empty glass! Michelle was the first from our school girls or "The Old Gang" (as we call ourselves) to get married. It truly was a special day! #shelandtrev
The Nightlife -
There was a large group of us so no matter where we went we enjoyed it because we were all there! The first night we landed we hit an Irish bar - of course, where else?! The pub was called The Irish Sea Tavern.The two lads behind the bar definitely weren't prepared for the influx of Irish wedding guests that night. Bar La Copa was only a short walk from The Irish Tavern. We went here every night of the holiday. It really felt like our own private disco bar. The music was brilliant and we soon made it our local. This played stayed open until about 04:00 am. You'd think we'd have had enough by 04:00 am but no, not us! We headed to Disco Cameleon on the sea front for more fun. This place stayed open until at least 06:00am, it could have been even later to be honest!! We even ended up here after the wedding!! It was very near our hotel so it all worked out perfectly. We watched the sun come up here three mornings in a row.Yeah - we liked this spot!
The Food -
Unlike other holidays where I'd be noting where I'm eating and sussing places out, I really played this one by ear. Food was very cheap in Calpe so we just ate anywhere reasonable. One place that stood out was Restaurante Tango on the main sea front. We ate here on the final night whilst watching the Belgium v Brazil World Cup Quarter Final. The food was delicious!
I would highly recommend Calpe for a couple who wanted a chilled time or else it's absolutely IDEAL for a wedding group! We really had the best week there and it’s all down to the newlyweds, Michelle and Trevor Nally!!! Enjoy the honeymoon!
Trevor, doo doo doo doo doo,
Awh, Nally Nally,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo,
And Michelle Flatley,
And he got down on one knee.
Repeat Chorus x Forever!!!!
Trevor, doo doo doo doo doo,
Awh, Nally Nally,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo,
And Michelle Flatley,
And he got down on one knee.
Repeat Chorus x Forever!!!!
Have a good week all!
Love,
Maria
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