Blogs from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 8

Hola de Málaga! We have arrived after spending a second day in Madrid. I finally met my friend, Sigrid! We've been friends through the skating world but never met til today. She took us around to some great parts of the city-namely parts of the park we didn't make it to yesterday. The Atoche station's little rainforest was impressive. Talk about turtles! Finally got to try Jamón Iberico de Bellota. Specially fed Iberian pigs. It was quite tasty! Found my favorite yogurt in the world at Corte Inglés...& had two...& more Maria cookies! They've been my snack on the run. Took the train to Málaga & arrived 22:00 & temp was 26C (a little warmer than 75F). Our hostel backs up to the Mediterranean w/a street in between. It's fantastic. Took a walk, tapas for dinner. ... read more

We are full today, so please take any available seat. The captain’s voice was blissfully ignored by the majority, as the families continued to hunt for available seats together with enough space in the overhead compartment into which to cram their oversize hand baggage. The plane was running over on it’s turn round, so most had not been intercepted in the queue and invited to lodge their luggage in the hold at vast expense or try desperately to get it to fit the unyielding bag measuring devices. There was slight delay waiting for the checked in bag, due to yet another strike. It was too much for some as the heat built and they immediately swapped their shirts for some rather fetching vests. A new range of body art was about to be unleashed on the ... read more

Well, I'll just be quick the flight bit...crying all the way to the airport with my mum. So very emotional, but I got chatting to a lady in the queue for luggage check in and started to feel a bit better. All went pretty, smooth. I didn't even bleep when going through customs. Flight was ok, but I can see why Ryan air flights are the cheapest (not that I'm moaning). I got chatting the lady next to me who was lovely and I was getting excited. Arrived in Malaga.. A relief as I collected my backpack, which luckily was the 2nd down the conveyor belt and I strolled out into the foyer, took a deep breath and smiled. Found the taxi rank, the driver did not know where my hostel was so he gave me ... read more

Salut! La semaine dernière, je suis allé prendre des couleurs dans le sud de l'Espagne en Andalousie, où j'ai été rejoindre Catherine qui y fait son échange. Il faut dire que ça fait vraiment changement de la Suisse! J'ai donc pris l'avion direction Madrid vendredi le 19 octobre dernier pour ensuite voyager 7 heures en autobus de nuit jusqu'à Málaga. Un plan parfait non? En voyageant de nuit, je ne perdais pas de temps en transport pour mon séjour. Toutefois, quand notre siège est disfonctionnel et qu'il s'accote sur la dame obèse derrière nous dès qu'on y met un peu de pression, ça fait qu'on doit se tenir droit durant tout le trajet, sans pouvoir vraiment dormir... Par chance, elle a débarqué de l'autobus une heure avant moi, j'ai donc eu une super heure de sommeil ... read more

When I think of Malaga, I think of one thing - holiday resorts. The last leg of my trip was a day in Malaga before flying home to Ireland and my expectations were low. Fortunately I was proved to be wrong! I was staying in a hostel in the Old Town within easy walking distance of the centre. Malaga's history outdates Cadiz. Founded around 770BC by the Phoenicians, it has seen rulers from Ancient Carthage, the Roman Empire, and Arab Empire before coming under Christian rule again after the Reconquista. The archaeological remains and monuments all these eras have had the effect of making the city "open museum", displaying its rich history of more than 3,000 years. After setting myself up in the hostel (with people again yay) I walked downtown to see what the city ... read more