Valencia to Gibraltar Day 12: Malaga Day 2

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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 while, we headed back up to go to the Balcon. It gives you pretty impressive view of the beach, the town, and the mountains nearby. It was getting close to 2pm, lunch time in Spain, so we found a bar/cafe called Biznaga that looked like it had pretty good food. Manoli ordered a large salad and Salome ordered a hamburger with fries. I decided to go all out and ordered an ensaladilla rusa, some gambas pil pil (shrimp), and some bbq chicken. I couldn't quite finish it all, but I ate most of it. After lunch, we walked down through town a bit, found the famous boat La Dorada Primera, from a TV series shot in 1981, then down to the beach on the other side of the Balcon. Again, Manoli and Salome wandered along the beach looking for interesting rocks and seashells. I didn't have good shoes for walking on the beach, plus I don't get all excited about looking for shells, so I only went part way down, found a good seat on the stairs to the right, and took photos.. Around 6pm, we caught the bus back to Malaga and said goodbye to Salome. We would meet up again tomorrow to walk the Caminito del Rey. We took the bus back near our pension, stopping in the supermarket Dia for a light dinner, then to the room.

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Photos

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Entrance to the beach below the Balcon de Europa

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Manoli and Salome walking down to the beach

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View across the beach to the mountains

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A small house built into the rock

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View of the Balcon de Europa from below

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Great view of the beach and town from the Balcon de Europa

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Bar/Cafe Biznaga in Nerja where we ate lunch

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Manoli's salad; Salome's hamburger and fries; and my ensaladilla rusa, gambas pil pil, and bbq chicken

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Parroquia El Salvador in Nerja

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The boat La Dorada Primera, from the series Verano Azul shot in 1981

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View down to the other beach, from the Balcon de Europa

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Manoli and Salome looking for shells or rocks

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Our Alsa bus back to Malaga

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Our bus entering Malaga station

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Le Petit Cafeteria (Le Petit is French for The Petty, or small one)