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Benidorm is a city that is better left to ones own imagination. By far, it is the strangest place that I have ever been to, really! It beats out County Sligo and Tobercurry for sure.  Okay, with the exception of its gorgeous beach, which I consider one of the best 10 in the whole world. I think Benidorm is a haven for the stranger side of life. It’s kind of like Blackpool, but it has sunny days instead of cloudy, foggy days.

All the tourists, the men, women and children have tattoos, and not just one or two, no, they have lots of them. I couldn’t even leave the lobby of one of the luxury hotels Benidorm has for all its tourist without seeing one single tattoo-less person. Just me, I was the freak, I had no tattoos.

I only found authentic food in the old part of town. The rest of the food establishments serve beans on toast, or toast with beans on top. At first I found this amusing, but then it got ridiculous, so much so, I burnt out on beans on toast.

I toured around to the different bars and at one, I found this Irish couple who were a stitch, I also struck up a conversation with the owner. He was this real old guy, he was missing a few front teeth. I asked him if he made it to the beach much and he pulled up his shirt to show me just how white he was. I guess that was my answer. He made me laugh the whole night. There was a pool outside in the back of the bar and a huge screen TV in the bar. There was a sign above the cash register that said they sold Viagra there. That whole bar cracked me up.  Actually, all the pubs I visited were very amusing, each one had their own little quirks.

Too bad I only had one night here before heading out to Ibiza, Benidorm is really hard to describe, but all I know if I was amused the whole time.

Albert can be an extremely spontaneous and spur of the moment person. And as might be expected, he generally does not put a lot of planning or preparation into things. His friends know this about him and are used to the way he functions, however many people are visibly surprised as they get to know him and find out that he really is one of the most impulsive people they will ever meet. So, it did not surprise his friends Candy and Carl when Albert announced that he was going to Singapore.

The two of them almost didn’t even bother to ask why, because they knew the answer simply didn’t matter. Whatever the reason he was going, the circumstances and structure of the trip would still be up in the air. However, Carl had always wanted to visit Singapore himself, and when Albert mentioned the trip he couldn’t help but to be interested. He talked Candy into considering going as well, after all, Carl and most people need just a little stability sometimes. And so the plans were set, Albert, Carl and Candy would be going to Singapore together.

After their third day there, Albert had to acknowledge that he was glad the two friends came with him and he appreciated the planning efforts Carl had put into the trip. Thanks to him the group actually had reservations at a hotel and a car to get them there. It was Candy that made the reservation at the Singapore car rentals and this is something that Albert never would have thought to do. However, he had to admit that the car came in extremely handy when he spontaneously suggested they go to a move in the Fort Canning Starlight out door cinema. It was also extremely convenient when he read about the Cantonese Opera production that was playing across town and was going to start in a half hour. Ultimately, they all had a great time in Singapore and Albert gained a greater appreciation for his friends.