Last week was Celia’s birthday and she wanted to see the latest show at the Benidorm Palace. Although we went 2 years ago (have we really been in Spain that long?) and were prepared not to be quite so impressed this time, we were completely wrong.
The dinner was excellent, especially the steak, and we had a ‘ringside table’ again. The show, with new dance routines and new acts, was even more spectacular than last time and having now taken part in 2 pantos, we were able to admire the actual staging of the show, the lighting, the number of dancers involved (25-30 on stage at any one time) and the slick set changing. A thoroughly entertaining evening and a show that has more in common with Las Vegas than Benidorm!
On Saturday 5th, we had a day out with friends and visited the Valor chocolate factory in Villajoyosa – chocolate being Celia’s second favourite indulgence after wine! After the tour of the chocolate museum, watching a video explaining the history of this family-run business and an explanation of the chocolate-making process, we were given a brief look at part of the factory and ushered into the shop, where plates of delicious chocolate were laid out for us to sample. Of course, we had to buy some chocolate to take home and had brought a cool bag in anticipation. We walked around the back streets of Villajoyosa, which is a quite a poor town and not yet as developed as its neighbour Benidorm and had lunch in a restaurant overlooking the sea.
On the way home, we stopped in the town of Altea, which we had previously only driven through. We wandered up through the streets of the old town to the wonderful old church on top of the hill, where we looked out across the bay and back towards Benidorm in the distance. Mass had just finished at the church as we sat in the main square enjoying a beer and we saw the old Spanish ladies of the town returning home down the steep streets. A lovely old town which has not been spoiled, despite the tourists who flock to the hotels along the beach there.
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