Blogs from Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 2

¡Buenos dias!Ale super ze napisaliscie!tak milo sie zrobilo,bo juz sztywny ten "niby blog" sie robil,jakby nikt go nie czytal,sztywno pisany.Z tej Malagi rzeczywiscie nie udalo nam sie wyjechac pociagiem,przynajmniej nie tak latwo. Mowie Wam,przedziwne to dla mnie w tej Hiszpanii.Kupilismy bilety dla nas i psa, potem kilka stanowisk kontrolnych,bramek, zeby dojsc do punktu przeswietlania bagazy(!) a nastepnie przed samym dojsciem do pociagu pan zakomunikowal ,ze:"normas!-non perros" czyli ze normy nie przewiduja Jabola w pociagu i kazal odejsc,nie wpuscil nas do pociagu.Autobusy to samo-z psem bez szans.Tak wiec troche piechota, troche kolejka regionalna przedostalismy sie wzdluz wybrzeza kilkanascie km i czekamy teraz na kolejna dostawe slonca, bo na razie nas podlewa.Siedzimy sobie na necie,probuje wreszcie zrzucic jakies zdjecia ,ale niestety nie czyta mi sie aparat:( Opowiem Wam wczo... read more

It begins something like this... Friend: So how come you not going to New Zealand again this winter? Me: mmm? Dont know really, just not got the draw this year. Friend: So what you gonna do then? Me: Dont know really. See how long I can live with the greyness, then who knows... The thing is for the past 7 or more years Ive upped and gone to NZ where Ive thrived swimming in the ocean, walking the hills and being loved and welcomed by many beauriful friends. Its the best alternative to anti depressents I know - I dont do grey skies very well :) But this year, despite the grey skies, my life is bright and colourful, and so most curiously I dont feel the draw. However, about two weeks ago my little toe ... read more

Day 468 (23/7/09) Costa del Sol- Fuerngirola We arrived to the tiny bus station with low expectations and curosity as to why so many brits headed here annually. Immediately we were struck with a sense of Asia, lots of people hassling about the bus, pushing past you. We made a quick phone call to the hostel for directions and it turned out we had less than a 100m walk to our room. We were equally surprised by the large, clean room and free breaky. We dumped our gear and headed towards to the promade for a bite to eat. The beaches were filled with tourists leaving for the day, lined by massive concrete apartment blocks, and the promanade itself lined with cheap shops selling lilo's and beach gear and English pubs and restaurants. The place is ... read more

Arrived in Spain and spent the first weekend doing nothing. Very glad to have a car again! These pictures show the area around our resort. ... read more

New Year´s celebration in southern Spain. Every country has its own ways of celebrating. One of the beauties of travel is to come to different sites and take part of local customs and traditions. In many countries it is customary to make a pilgrimage just before the stroke of midnight to where everybody else is making the same pilgrimage. Usually it’s a natural gathering place, such as the main square. This is also the case in Fuengirola. People gather at Placa de la Constitution. They have brought the necessities, champagne and grapes. Champagne is a rather international occurrence. The grapes are however a Spanish specialty; the idea is to put one grape for each stroke of the clock without choking, chewing, or swallowing. In other words, stuff your mouth with twelve grapes in roughly twelve seconds. ... read more