Blogs from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 19

Well, this was definitely the trip of a lifetime. It was also a huge trip and I will expand more on it later, but since it took a while to load the pictures and I just don't even know where to start on what I did and how it went; I will just post the pictures now for you and can explain more later. I know you'll just look at the pictures anyway. jamie-the world traveler oh, p.s. I went to Rome, then Dublin, and finally London all in ten days time.... read more

After 2 days sailing past the North African Coast of Tunisia, Algeria & Morocco, we arrived at Malaga, Spain on the 20th of May. We had a half day tour scheduled which turned out to be terrific. First stop was the Castillo de Gibralfaro which means Castle of the Lighthouse Rock which overlooks the city and gave us some great views and photo opts. Next we hit the Bull Ring and Museum and got a history lesson on bull fighting past and present. We were amazed at the costs of the sport today. Bull Fighters can get paid over 100,000 Euro for one fight and it costs over 100 Euro for a seat. Next we got to tour the famous Cathedral of Malaga which was as beautiful as the one we saw in Valletta. Our last ... read more

Geez, I have been slow about documenting my spring break. Just so you know, I was in Malaga in late March and early April. Malaga was the least famous place on the list of my continental destinations, but it ended up being my favorite. In case some of you have never heard of Malaga, it is a city on the southern coast of Spain in the area where Spain almost touches Morocco. The city itself wasn't really that beautiful--a lot of not so elegant high rises-- and the beach that I went to wasn't the best ever, either, but the atmosphere of Malaga is excellent. I'm not sure if everyone would have as good a time in Malaga as I did, though, because this excellent atmosphere was mostly the creation of one Leslie Crain. Some of ... read more

Hola!!!! Long time no talk, sorry about that. I would have done more blogs, but until this weekend there hasn't really been anything interesting going on. I have just been taking classes, writing essays, and eating yet more yummy Spanish food. Classes are going well, by the way, nothing too taxing. I even made it to the beach for a weekend. And well, I also burned my back there. Funny story, although incomplete without pictures (I can't take them of my own back). Anyway, I went to the beach for the first time on a saturday and I was meeting a friend there. I arrived first, laid out all my stuff, and put my sun screen on; at least all of the areas that I could reach, my back not being one of them. I thought ... read more

enitrely too much happened since my last entry. mom, dad, holly, sam, and ella all came for semana santa which was really cool. hotel murillo was cool and on the skinniest street ever. the pasos were really cool at first but then you can´t get anywhere you want to go without getting stuck behind one or having it cross your path. we saw more than we wanted to and almost got trampelled by a virgen in plaza salvador. the nazarenos, dudes in kkk outfits, were pretty creepy but interesting to see. we saw everything: cathedral, giralda, alcazar, plaza nueva, plaza espana, museo bellas artes, and even made it to granada to see alhambra which was still amazing. nice to actually get pictures of it this time. food was awesome except for the¨italian¨ in granada that was ... read more