Thursday 5 February

While Northen Spain is blanketed in snow, trapping holiday makers heading south from the Santander ferry port,  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31150243  we are en route by tram to Benidorm, this has to be one of the great railway journeys. Carving its way along the coast for an hour or so with sea views to the right of us and mountains to the left for the princely sum of €6.80 return that’s currently £4.60 for an 80 km round trip. Dominating the skyline of  the southern approaches are Mt Puig Campana at 1408 meters and the InTempo building at 200 meters it is, or was, the tallest apartment block in Spain. That’s some hamburger joint.

Puig Campana

InTempo

Benidorm is a love it or hate it sort of place but with around 5 million visitors a year it can’t be all bad.

If tower blocks are your thing, then this place has plenty to choose from

International cuisine

Yes, they are people sun bathing

While the locals are rugged up it is easy to spot the sun starved visitors from northern latitudes.

Don’t be fooled by these pictures the current daily temperatures are maxing around 15⁰C.

A major hazard of Benidorm is the marauding gangs of mobility scooters, they hang out in packs terrorising the pedestrianised streets.

Placa del Castell pre dates the high rise development and is the same as it ever was.