title A Trip to Albufeira: The Hotel Paraiso, Portugal - 3rd April 2016 intro Isobel sorts out a relatively cheap and cheerful holiday to the Algarve, at the Hotel Paraiso in Albufeira. It's a late-ish flight out of Stansted, and the first morning is grey and damp - but the 80's-style canteen is doing breakfast, and there's a shuttle bus to take us for our first look around the old Albufeira town. Whilst looking around, we decide to try out "Sir Harry's Bar", on account of it being Harry's name and all, in what turns out to be the first of several visits. imgc2756 Isobel and Harry at the long-stay bus stop imgc2757 Harry's on his Trunki imgc2758 Fred messes around imgc2759 Harry and Isobel on the bendy bus to Stansted imgc2760 Fred on the bus to the airport imgc2761 Isobel checks something on her pooPhone imgc2763 Fred hauls his Trunki around the check-in area imgc2764 The broken-down monorail train going nowhere imgc2766 Stray aircraft steps on the apron imgc2768 A wet Stansted imgc2772 An Easyjet A320 at the Stansted terminal imgc2774 A limp windsock hangs in the drizzle imgc2777 Harry on the plane imgc2779 It's time for breakfast after our late night imgc2780 Hotel canteen, 80s style imgc2781 The boys check out the hotel imgc2782 Parasols wrapped up against the rain imgc2783 Isobel roams around imgc2785 Fred on a climbing frame imgc2786 The Soviet charms of the Hotel Paraiso imgc2790 Isobel looks out from the balcony imgc2791 Boys on a wall imgc2792 We roam around the shops in Albufeira imgc2793 A "don't piss here" message on a wall imgc2794 A street in to Albufeira imgc2796 Fred picks up a Portugal football imgc2799 Harry digs away in the sand imgc2800 Some dude trudges up the beach imgc2801 More football action, as Isobel's hair goes flying imgc2803 Harry carries a bucket up some steps imgc2805 A selfie with umbrellas imgc2808 The beach is mostly deserted imgc2811 We wander around near a church imgc2812 Shopping street in old Albufeira imgc2815 Harry by an Ale-Hop cow imgc2819 A dog looks out from the roof of a BP Gas retailer imgc2821 We land in Sir Harry's bar imgc2822 A wrecked wall imgc2823 Fred by a pale-green building imgc2825 The boys do some rides imgc2826 An Albuefeira cork shop imgc2827 Salted cod in the Continente supermarket imgc2829 Harry messes around on the sofa imgc2830 Isobel and Harry pass a quaintly-fading building imgc2832 Bricked-up doors imgc2833 Indian Taj takeaway in Albufeira imgc2834 Isobel and Harry in the El Brigante restaurant imgc2836 Fred looks shocked imgc2837 Harry gets an ice cream imgc2839 Opposite the restaurant is the "Geordie Viking" imgc2840 The El Brigante restaurant imgc2842 Neon sign from the next-door hotel - the Brisa Sol imgc2844 Fred finds a friend to play darts with imgc2846 Down in the games room, we play pinball for a bit imgc2847 Street art on some comms cabinet imgc2849 Portugal graffiti imgc2851 Harry and Isobel in the Biblioteca Municipal imgc2852 Elanna and Harry imgc2853 Harry looks at a diorama imgc2854 A quiet library lobby imgc2855 Isobel in the children's section imgc2856 Fred and a wall of books imgc2858 In the library imgc2861 Harry with his "c'llection" of dinosaurs imgc2865 We head out of the library imgc2867 An underground car park imgc2868 The Panito Mole sign imgc2871 Harry, Elanna and Fred at the ball machine imgc2872 Blue sky and a white building imgc2874 Bright spring flowers imgc2875 Harry is reflected in a window imgc2876 Harry goes for another Chupa Chupa imgc2878 The business streets of Albufeira imgc2880 The comedy worms on a roundabout imgc2882 The gang and some more graffiti imgc2883 Back at the hotel, Fred goes for a swim imgc2885 Fred and Harry explore the pool imgc2893 The boys in a mini pool imgc2896 The edefice that is the Hotel Paraiso do Albufeira imgc2897 Harry and Isobel in the Tres Palmeiras restaurant imgc2898 Fred seems excited by lemonade imgc2902 Isobel and the Cataplana pan imgc2905 Isobel and Harry have a cuddle imgc2908 Harry and Isobel by the front door imgc2909 Isobel outside the restaurant imgc2910 Back at the hotel imgc2913 Fred does "yay, I'm alive!", like the baby Jesus imgc2914 Harry and Fred pretend to play stick game imgp3033 The view from the hotel balcony