Where I Live

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04300640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Elephant" ><B>Welcome To My Den</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |  </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome To My Den"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Me"><U><B>About Me</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Search Site"><U><B>Search Site</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Interests"><U><B>My Interests</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Software"><U><B>My Software</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jokes"><U><B>Jokes</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id347.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Guest Book"><U><B> Guest Book</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Column"><U><B>My Column</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diary"><U><B>Diary</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U><B>Contact Me</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=140 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id122.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Population"><U><B>Population</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Attractions"><U><B>Attractions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id123.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shopping"><U><B>Shopping</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id174.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Market Days"><U><B>Market Days</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id152.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Camp Sites"><U><B>Camp Sites</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Currency"><U><B>Currency</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weather"><U><B>Weather</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Touring Spain"><U><B>Touring Spain</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id187.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eating Out"><U><B>Eating Out</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id188.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Surrounding Area"><U><B>Surrounding Area</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id186.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting About"><U><B>Getting About</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id185.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advice"><U><B>Advice</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1c654483.gif"> <div> <I>Where I Live</I></div> <div> <I>                          </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> <I>        </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><IMG SRC="1876ec10.gif" border=0 width="110" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </I></FONT><I>      Benidorm               </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><IMG SRC="1876ec10.gif" border=0 width="110" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>          </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>We came here more than 10 years ago after I was made redundant deciding to give everything up and have a look at the big wide world and what it had to offer, if you were prepared to take a bit of a chance.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Costa Blanca was supposed to be just an overnight stop on our way to the south coast. We had heard about Benidorm, who hasn't and wanted to see for ourselves.The first glimpse as we approached on the motorway wasn't  that encouraging and seemed to confirm all the worst things we had heard. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Through the heat haze  the concrete tower blocks seemed to fill the horizon. What to do? Foot down and carry on, pretending that we had never meant to stop anyway, or give the place a chance? </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>You don't need three guesses as to what we decided. So, if I give you some of the reasons  why we stayed here then perhaps you will come for a visit. </B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Of course, you may be one of the millions of visitors who know Benidorm well and require no encouraging from me to return. If you are one of these people then </B></I></FONT><A HREF="mailto:bobheath@teleline.es" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bobheath@teleline.es"><U><I><B>drop me an e-mail </B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>saying what you like best about Benidorm.</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>   <p align="center"><A HREF="http://rd1.hitbox.com/rd?acct=WQ510413H0NE81EN0&p=s"> <IMG SRC="http://hg1.hitbox.com/HG?hc=wf171&l=y&hb=WQ510413H0NE81EN0&cd=1&n=Welcome To My Den" height=62 width=88 ALT="Click Here!" border=0></A></p>    </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                          </B></I></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=25 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id28_m.htm" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Where I Live"><U><B>Back to Top</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                                                                   </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>