Spain 2014.
In 2014, my friend Paul Dunne and I planned a two-city break in Spain. We flew to Madrid, spent a few days there and then caught a train to Barcelona, where we planned to spend a few more days before flying home.
The plans didn't work out quite as planned for me. I ended up in a hospital in Barcelona. I came close to death, even closer to losing my right leg and will never get over the injuries I sustained there.
As if that wasn't enough to give me bad memories of the trip, my dear mum died in the UK whilst I was in the intensive care unit of Barcelona University Hospital.
I woke around 5:45 this morning, 15 minutes before my alarm went off.andnbsp;I packed my last belongings to take to Spain, made sure mum was okay andamp; then sat watching television until my friend Les arrived to pick me up to take me to Fareham train Station.
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After a large breakfast, we caught a taxi to where we were taking a Segway tour. We were a bit early, so we had a coffee in a local bar before returning to the Segway tour office.
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This morning we took a train into the centre of Madrid, to the Old Town in the 'Puerto del Sol', or 'Gate of the Sun'.andnbsp;We saw two guides who were giving guided tours, the type Paul andamp; I like, they were free andamp; you just gave a tip if you enjoyed the tour.
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We checked out of our hotel in Madrid today to take the Spanish version of the bullet train to Barcelona. It was quite comfortable and a lot better than the Chinese one I went on just a few months ago.
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I got up around 9:00 am, which is late for me; I had a relatively good night's sleep. I went to get breakfast in the hotel restaurant andamp; was immediately unimpressed by the person letting me in.
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We got up early today for a coach tour to Montserrat via The Church of Colònia Güell on the way.andnbsp;We had no breakfast as our hotel doesn't serve breakfast before 7:30 am.
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This was not where I expected to be waking up in Barcelona. My leg was giving me a lot of pain now, and they were treating it for an insect bite after last night's Doppler scan showed no thrombosis, and the x-ray showed no breaks.
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I had quite a good time on this holiday before going to hospital. The trip itself changed my life forever. Whilst I was in hospital in Barcelona, my mum died in England, and I only just came out the other side of it alive.
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