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Sept. 25-On the beach soaking up the sun, we and bleed him without mercy s o the matador
admire how the sunbathers manage to change really isn't a s brave a s supposed. Hope to never
discreetly into their suits right on the beach in full s e e one again.
sight of everyone. Quite an art form in itself. In the
Sept. 30-My journal stops here and all I have are a
evening, we drive to Monaco and the Monte Carlo
few notes on the back of a paper bag. I suspect
Casino. Once again, it was nice to pull up to valet
things became too busy to record the events as
park in a new car. We pretended to be rich, but
we head back to London. Here are the final
didn't have the money to gamble beyond the one-
entries. We spend the night in France at the Hotel
armed bandits, so we enjoyed the patrons and the
de la Poste in a small town.
elegant atmosphere.
Oct. 1-We drive through Paris but see nothing
Sept. 26-Driving to Barcelona, a strong smell of wine
except traffic. To Boulogne (no ferry), to Calais (no
fermentation. Spend the night at Hotel Rialto.
ferry), to Dunkerque and catch a ferry at about
Sept. 27-We walk to feel out the city and observe 10:15 pm. We sleep in the smoking room on the
everything, but instead we are watched and ferry while someone types all night (maybe
observed due to the presence of the only miniskirt catching up on their journal, but the sound isn't
on the street--mine. Visit Pueblo Espanole, evening greatly appreciated by anyone). Arrive in Dover
at Teatro Romeo and two plays: the first is a play about 4 am. Drive to London, almost out of gas.
called "K" a reenactment of Kennedy's We are apprehensive as we only have enough
coins for about 1 gallon. We arrive too early for
death and the audience laughs, shouts comments to
our hotel so we have to sleep outside in The
actors, stamps their feet, claps in rhythm, and at the
Green Machine until about 8 am. It's cold. We go
end, to my amazement, applauds the actors.
to the hotel again, but still no rooms. Finally one
Confusing. Rude appreciation, Iguess, but I'm glad
is available in the Harley House's annex. We
I'm not in theatre here in Spain.
unload the car again and move in and sleep until
The second is a play called "El Deseo Cogido Por La about 10 or 1.
Cola" by Pablo Picasso!
Oct. 2-Wake up, get dressed and go to see

No reverence for their famous artist, however, as Canterbury Tales. OK
they ridicule, call out, stomp, until the noise is so
Oct. 3-1 go shopping while Thomas arranges to
deafening that the actors can't be heard and appear
have The Green Machine shipped back home to
to be doing a pantomime. Guess Picasso should
stick to art according to his country men California this time. On King's Road I buy two
satin, very mod, 60's blouses. In the evening, we
Sept. 28-Buy some Spanish swords, a suede skirt,
go to the play "Oh Clarence." Notgreat.
and a blue felt Picador hat. Thomas tries out and
considers buying a new guitar to replace his old Oct. 4-See the Old Curiosity Shop, buy a
college one. leather-bound Dickens book, eat at Blueball Yard,
then back to Carnaby Street to soak in more of its
Sept. 29-Visit the city some more and then attend
colors
the dreadful bullfight which we feel we should do
because we are in Spain. The American couple was Oct.6--Left for the US on BOAC... .
right, it is unfair to the bull because they tire him out
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