Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 12

After walking the Camino de San Salvador from Leon to Oviedo, I continued onto the Camino Primitivo, which begins in Oviedo and passes through the Asturias and Galicia regions. It eventually joins with the Camino Frances for the final two days before reaching Santiago de Compostela, but time constraints only allowed me to walk the first 208 km from Oviedo to Lugo. This worked out well since I wouldn't enjoy walking with hundreds of pilgrims at the end of the French Way. It’s called the Primitivo because it was the first camino, not because it is the most primitive, though the accommodations are mostly basic albergues, which are like basic hostels - bunk bed, one big bathroom, little privacy. It’s busier than El Camino de San Salvador, with maybe 40-50 pilgrims in each etapa (stage). But ... read more

Today was our last day in Malaga, so again we got up pretty late, and just wandered around town. We ate lunch at the Restaurant Malaka. We both ordered Ensaladilla and I ordered a shrimp pincho. The ensaladilla rusa was pretty good, although a bit sweet. The shrimp pincho was very good, and the only thing wrong with it was there wasn't enough. After lunch we wandered back to the pension to take a nap. We watched a movie and then about 7pm we decided to walk back down to the beach. We walked the whole beach, and stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I didn't take a picture, and I don't remember the name, but Manoli ordered ham and mushrooms and I ordered albondigas (meatballs). They were both quite good. After dinner, since we were ... read more

Today was a down day, with nothing much to do. Manoli had looked over the map to see what might be interesting. We left the pension around 11am or so, and headed to the beach. It was a fairly long walk, but pretty interesting too. We arrived at Malagueta Beach, one of the main beaches in Malaga, and after a short walk along the beach, Manoli spotted the Chiringuito Sicsu Bar. She had heard it served pretty good food, so we stopped. Pretty much every table was outside, but covered with awnings to keep off the sun. Also, since they had the area cordoned off, we had to wait in line for a few minutes to get a table. We sat down, looked over the menu, and ordered our lunch. Manoli decided to try their seafood ... read more

Today we planned on taking a bus to Nerja, a town not far from Malaga. Nerja is famous for three things; the Balcon de Europe, a balcony on a cliff overlooking the beach; the Cuevas de Nerja, a pretty famous cave in which was discovered remains from prehistoric times; and as the location for a famous television series "Verano Azul" and the boat that appeared in the series, La Dorada Primera. We walked down the street and took bus 1 to the bus station, meeting up with Salome. We waited a bit, then took the next bus to Nerja. After we disembarked in the town, we strolled down to the beach. Here is where the Balcon del Europa was located. First we walked through a small opening, then took a walkway to the beach. After a ... read more

Today we were heading to Malaga, our last stop, and our longest trip. We got up, took a shower, and packed our stuff. After checking out (by the way I highly recommend the Loop Inn Hostel), we headed down to the bus station, to catch our bus to Malaga. The bus ride took a bit over 4 hours, with one stop for a break/lunch. The views were nice, but the rest stop was even better. El Romeral was in the middle of nowhere, so to speak, but had a decent restaurant/cafe. Manoli had a chicken sandwich and I had a seafood salad. Both were pretty good. After about a half hour break, we reboarded the bus and continued our trip to Malaga. I think we pulled into Malaga around 6pm and met my niece Salome at ... read more