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I am in Spain for the second time. The first visit was in 1998 and left a lot of impressions. But the first time I was on the Costa Brava at the Selva Mar hotel. This time, my family and I went to Salou to the Club Cap Salou hotel, the choice for this hotel was not accidental, there were flattering reviews about its beach on the internet and we decided to go. There were no issues with ordering and purchasing tickets and visas. Small nuance, tickets become more expensive by the time of departure. But then we took off, the flight time is 5 hours, the tour operator Natalie Tours, everything seems to be all right. Last time I also flew from Natalie Tours. They flew in, went through customs with such speed that our customs officers are just "real brakes" compared to them. But here's the luggage we waited enough. Finally got the luggage. We ran to look for our meeting guide, who said "we were waiting for you, hello, your bus number 26D and it is located there and there, let's get on, there is no bus! That's when it started. We waited, the bus appeared, sat down, began to wait for the others passengers, waited an hour and a half. Finally, the guide realized that everything was useless and gave the go-ahead to start. Another hour and a half we drove to the place and finally we were at the hotel. Children are given a room on the sixth floor, and we are on the second. At my request, a Russian-speaking girl at the reception answered with a Russian mannered answer, it was ordered by your company. I humble myself, to the quiet glee of our children, we settle in. The rooms are like black and white. The children have a lot of space, three beds and trouble, and we even have nowhere to put our suitcase. But the view on the sea Subsequently, I calculated that the hotel has only about 20 such rooms on the sea.
On the very first night, a sand sifter arrives at the local municipal beach, and does it at three in the morning with such a roar that I go out onto the balcony and drink all the alcohol that has been in store since the arrival. In the morning, not getting enough sleep with a sore head, I come to breakfast and, oh my God, what I see is champagne, good champagne. I pour as much as I want and, not believing my eyes, I ask the waiter how often they will make such gifts. The waiter answered daily. From this moment the holiday began! Then I thought a lot about what kind of literate people work in the restaurant. After all, a person who starts drinking in the morning will not stop by the evening, and drinks are only for breakfast. But that's all later. And we will return to Natalie Tours. The fact is that we were driving specifically in order to get to Port Aventura.
The Port Aventura Hotel is four stars and is located directly in Disneyland itself, we couldn’t afford it. So we decided to settle in a city nearby so that we could get to the amusement park by any bus. It should be noted that the hotel was chosen correctly. Excellent cuisine, themed dinners, the beach is nearby, and not across the road like most, but just got up from the pool and went to the sea. The fact is that there are no private beaches in Spain, so such proximity is rare. There are several small restaurants nearby. The average dish is 15 euros. There is also a disco called "Crow's Nest". I think the title justifies the content. But we were happy. The locals are friendly and after the first visit, we already let the children go until three in the morning without fear. The disco closes at three, and there was practically nowhere for them to go from this village. Naturally, in the absence of pocket money, because in neighboring La Pineda there is a huge disco, but these are three bus stops.
But back to the hotel, the room is sad, if not for the sea view. The pool opens locally at nine in the morning - this is when we have an hour already, so in the morning there are a large number of Russian citizens trying to prescribe a place for themselves in the sun by the pool. What they do with success. As a rule, the most evil places are occupied by our fellow citizens. You can go to the sea, but without the appropriate equipment we cannot withstand such a sun. The sea is cold. You have to be aware of this. On the very first day, my son was stung by a jellyfish, the tumor was terrible. They treated me with ice, but then what was then a natural tattoo in the form of tentacles and the envy of all the girls. True, he screamed terribly, I was scared, I thought the shark had bitten, the guy is nineteen years old and he won’t pretend anymore, apparently it hurt. We were unlucky with the weather. Clouds in the morning, dispersed by lunchtime and overtaken by nightfall.
Cleaning in the room every day, make the bed and change towels, cleaning for C grade. But the hotel is also a C grade. Although I have already spoken about the restaurant, I will say more. Restaurant five points. I've been in a five and a four but champagne for breakfast! Otherwise, breakfast and lunch are like everywhere else in Europe, and dinner is good, a solid four. Now let's talk about the operator of the meeting party Natalie Tours. We met as I already wrote with adventure and belatedness. Brought, thrown, okay.
The next day meeting with the hotel guide. We met in a stuffy room, but were treated to sangria. But to our questions, the hotel guide said, I need time to give you tickets to Port Aventura, since today is the weekend and the offices are closed. We asked how, because the most interesting day in the park is Monday, when the least crowded, but the guide was adamant and said on Monday at seven in the evening. On Monday at seven o'clock and after a twenty-minute delay, we were given our tickets, which we ordered and paid for back in Russia. When we asked for clarification on the procedure for using tickets, which naturally were at a big discount. We were told so many conventions that we were stunned. For example, we must, in order to take advantage of the discount, visit two parks in a row. This is complete nonsense, later in the park itself, in the information in broken English and German, I found out that our discount is only for Aventura Park, and we can visit Caribe Park whenever we want.
The basis for the dispute and clarification was the word on the ticket to the Caribbean park "ANI DAY" from communicating with the old programs, I learned that this "any key" means any day. We had disputes, part of the family, especially obedient, was on the side of the guide, and part was on the side of common sense. But it’s hard and difficult to argue with women, as a result, a situation arose provoked by a hotel guide! The male half insisted on it. And we went to the second swim when we wanted to. And to the great shame of the female half and the jubilation and self-affirmation of the male, we did as we wanted. The women then called our guide a bad word.
To our great regret, at the first meeting with our guide, Natalie Tours purchased two more vouchers for each, this is a bullfight and a knight's castle. As for bullfighting, it was class. I have already seen bullfighting. But such skill! There were also casualties among the torreros. But the guide before the bullfight was so disastrously ignorant that I had to hastily explain to the children what was what. As a result, our trip was saved by my efforts and knowledge about bullfighting. The rest of the tourists cursed and spat on what their mother gave birth to. Nothing was said at all, I won’t even list what was said because the girl guide answered my leading questions after the bullfight, in general, she was zero. For such an excursion, this is unacceptable, since without an appropriately formed philosophy, watching a bullfight is a disgusting sight. Knight's castle, well, C grade. It's so noticeably thrashing that it's even sickening. But here the bus was just super bad. Twenty minutes later, thirty percent of the bus passengers began to ask for a taxi, as they feared for their lives. At first, my wife also began to get nervous, but I reassured her that the vibration under the bottom of the bus is nothing more than a loose cardan shaft, damage or breakage of which does not threaten us in any way. Well, maybe only late for the tournament. It was only later that I found out that now Natalie has a tour practice - if you purchased a tour ticket and didn’t get on it, through the fault of Natalie tour, you will be refunded the money and that’s all. Good truth.
We had a case after a jousting tournament, I insisted on purchasing the following excursions not from Natalie Tours, but from the local operator "Plana" I motivate by the fact that if two excursions were woof . . why would the third be super? Maybe there will be a super guide or there will be a super guide, and even he will have a microphone, and even a microphone will work, and in the roar of the cardan of a broken bus, we will be wonderfully heard and comfortable among the garbage left by other passengers. In short, we purchased a tour from a local tour operator Plan. The bus was super, the seats were servo-driven like on foreign business class cars, the guide chirped into a working microphone and, at the slightest desire, began to chirp on a topic of interest to you. In general, for half the cost from Natalie Tours, we got twice the quality of service. And the hotel guide assured us otherwise.
Now for the shops. I will not write about Barcelona, everyone has their own there. I will write about Cap Salou. There are two supermarkets in the city. The first is in close proximity to the hotel and is open until ten in the evening. Prices are twice lower than hotel bars. To the second you need to go uphill. Prices are two times lower than the first supermarket. Good wine, which in Russia costs from three hundred rubles, can be purchased from three euros, and if you are lucky for a share, even less. On the very first day I got to the action, but did not understand this and took only two. Then he went lamenting and took 50% more. But, maybe I repeat, the restaurant in the hotel is so good that there was no need to buy anything other than alcohol. In general, the rest turned out to be a solid four. If not for Natalie tours, it would have been possible to avoid disagreements and disagreements within our team, which would have provided me with more peace of mind. I got the feeling that Spain is turning into Turkey, where at every step it is necessary to assess the situation relying only on oneself in a state of complete distrust of the host country.
On the very first night, a sand sifter arrives at the local municipal beach, and does it at three in the morning with such a roar that I go out onto the balcony and drink all the alcohol that has been in store since the arrival. In the morning, not getting enough sleep with a sore head, I come to breakfast and, oh my God, what I see is champagne, good champagne. I pour as much as I want and, not believing my eyes, I ask the waiter how often they will make such gifts. The waiter answered daily. From this moment the holiday began! Then I thought a lot about what kind of literate people work in the restaurant. After all, a person who starts drinking in the morning will not stop by the evening, and drinks are only for breakfast. But that's all later. And we will return to Natalie Tours. The fact is that we were driving specifically in order to get to Port Aventura.
The Port Aventura Hotel is four stars and is located directly in Disneyland itself, we couldn’t afford it. So we decided to settle in a city nearby so that we could get to the amusement park by any bus. It should be noted that the hotel was chosen correctly. Excellent cuisine, themed dinners, the beach is nearby, and not across the road like most, but just got up from the pool and went to the sea. The fact is that there are no private beaches in Spain, so such proximity is rare. There are several small restaurants nearby. The average dish is 15 euros. There is also a disco called "Crow's Nest". I think the title justifies the content. But we were happy. The locals are friendly and after the first visit, we already let the children go until three in the morning without fear. The disco closes at three, and there was practically nowhere for them to go from this village. Naturally, in the absence of pocket money, because in neighboring La Pineda there is a huge disco, but these are three bus stops.
But back to the hotel, the room is sad, if not for the sea view. The pool opens locally at nine in the morning - this is when we have an hour already, so in the morning there are a large number of Russian citizens trying to prescribe a place for themselves in the sun by the pool. What they do with success. As a rule, the most evil places are occupied by our fellow citizens. You can go to the sea, but without the appropriate equipment we cannot withstand such a sun. The sea is cold. You have to be aware of this. On the very first day, my son was stung by a jellyfish, the tumor was terrible. They treated me with ice, but then what was then a natural tattoo in the form of tentacles and the envy of all the girls. True, he screamed terribly, I was scared, I thought the shark had bitten, the guy is nineteen years old and he won’t pretend anymore, apparently it hurt. We were unlucky with the weather. Clouds in the morning, dispersed by lunchtime and overtaken by nightfall.
Cleaning in the room every day, make the bed and change towels, cleaning for C grade. But the hotel is also a C grade. Although I have already spoken about the restaurant, I will say more. Restaurant five points. I've been in a five and a four but champagne for breakfast! Otherwise, breakfast and lunch are like everywhere else in Europe, and dinner is good, a solid four. Now let's talk about the operator of the meeting party Natalie Tours. We met as I already wrote with adventure and belatedness. Brought, thrown, okay.
The next day meeting with the hotel guide. We met in a stuffy room, but were treated to sangria. But to our questions, the hotel guide said, I need time to give you tickets to Port Aventura, since today is the weekend and the offices are closed. We asked how, because the most interesting day in the park is Monday, when the least crowded, but the guide was adamant and said on Monday at seven in the evening. On Monday at seven o'clock and after a twenty-minute delay, we were given our tickets, which we ordered and paid for back in Russia. When we asked for clarification on the procedure for using tickets, which naturally were at a big discount. We were told so many conventions that we were stunned. For example, we must, in order to take advantage of the discount, visit two parks in a row. This is complete nonsense, later in the park itself, in the information in broken English and German, I found out that our discount is only for Aventura Park, and we can visit Caribe Park whenever we want.
The basis for the dispute and clarification was the word on the ticket to the Caribbean park "ANI DAY" from communicating with the old programs, I learned that this "any key" means any day. We had disputes, part of the family, especially obedient, was on the side of the guide, and part was on the side of common sense. But it’s hard and difficult to argue with women, as a result, a situation arose provoked by a hotel guide! The male half insisted on it. And we went to the second swim when we wanted to. And to the great shame of the female half and the jubilation and self-affirmation of the male, we did as we wanted. The women then called our guide a bad word.
To our great regret, at the first meeting with our guide, Natalie Tours purchased two more vouchers for each, this is a bullfight and a knight's castle. As for bullfighting, it was class. I have already seen bullfighting. But such skill! There were also casualties among the torreros. But the guide before the bullfight was so disastrously ignorant that I had to hastily explain to the children what was what. As a result, our trip was saved by my efforts and knowledge about bullfighting. The rest of the tourists cursed and spat on what their mother gave birth to. Nothing was said at all, I won’t even list what was said because the girl guide answered my leading questions after the bullfight, in general, she was zero. For such an excursion, this is unacceptable, since without an appropriately formed philosophy, watching a bullfight is a disgusting sight. Knight's castle, well, C grade. It's so noticeably thrashing that it's even sickening. But here the bus was just super bad. Twenty minutes later, thirty percent of the bus passengers began to ask for a taxi, as they feared for their lives. At first, my wife also began to get nervous, but I reassured her that the vibration under the bottom of the bus is nothing more than a loose cardan shaft, damage or breakage of which does not threaten us in any way. Well, maybe only late for the tournament. It was only later that I found out that now Natalie has a tour practice - if you purchased a tour ticket and didn’t get on it, through the fault of Natalie tour, you will be refunded the money and that’s all. Good truth.
We had a case after a jousting tournament, I insisted on purchasing the following excursions not from Natalie Tours, but from the local operator "Plana" I motivate by the fact that if two excursions were woof . . why would the third be super? Maybe there will be a super guide or there will be a super guide, and even he will have a microphone, and even a microphone will work, and in the roar of the cardan of a broken bus, we will be wonderfully heard and comfortable among the garbage left by other passengers. In short, we purchased a tour from a local tour operator Plan. The bus was super, the seats were servo-driven like on foreign business class cars, the guide chirped into a working microphone and, at the slightest desire, began to chirp on a topic of interest to you. In general, for half the cost from Natalie Tours, we got twice the quality of service. And the hotel guide assured us otherwise.
Now for the shops. I will not write about Barcelona, everyone has their own there. I will write about Cap Salou. There are two supermarkets in the city. The first is in close proximity to the hotel and is open until ten in the evening. Prices are twice lower than hotel bars. To the second you need to go uphill. Prices are two times lower than the first supermarket. Good wine, which in Russia costs from three hundred rubles, can be purchased from three euros, and if you are lucky for a share, even less. On the very first day I got to the action, but did not understand this and took only two. Then he went lamenting and took 50% more. But, maybe I repeat, the restaurant in the hotel is so good that there was no need to buy anything other than alcohol. In general, the rest turned out to be a solid four. If not for Natalie tours, it would have been possible to avoid disagreements and disagreements within our team, which would have provided me with more peace of mind. I got the feeling that Spain is turning into Turkey, where at every step it is necessary to assess the situation relying only on oneself in a state of complete distrust of the host country.
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