Malaga, Andalusia

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Two weeks here now and we have settled into our little apartment which is just a 15 minute walk to the heart of Malaga.

We are thoroughly enjoying experiencing the Spanish way of life and the many attractions of this very interesting city.

It is in an ideal location to make side trips to other nearby cities by bus or train....Granada, Ronda, Cordoba, Seville, Cadiz and Morocco are all on our to do list.

We are really fortunate to have connected with my old rugby mate Stephen and his wife Christine. They hosted us at their place in nearby Coin and have already taken us on a couple of adventures with the promise of more to come.

Here are some highlights of the past 2 weeks.

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Photos

Our neighbourhood
Lots of small businesses where locals seem to shop daily for a few fresh items especially bread and fruit/veggies.

Street pickup
Recycling and garbage is taken to these street containers and emptied nightly.

Bodega
Typical of literally hundreds in Malaga, side by side by side.

Roman theatre/Moorish Alcazaba
Ancient ruins in the heart of Malaga.

Alcazaba
Water features prominently in Moorish buildings

Inside la Alcazaba
The Moors used abandoned Roman building materials.

Gibralfaro Castle
Even higher than the Alcazaba is the castle, originally the site of a Phoenician lighthouse

Looking down on Malaga
Great views after a strenuous climb up....glad there was no one there to pour boiling oil on us.

the battlements
Gibrafaro was originally the site of a lighthouse...the Alcazaba below it guards the approaches.

Plaza de Toros de Malaga
the bullring, to non Spaniards

Castle museum
they had displays of armed guards from each of the centuries after it was retaken by the Spanish

Marbella
We took a local bus 'down the road' to Marbella for a day outing.

Fuengirola
Another day trip took us to this town which is dominated by a castle successively occupied by Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and the Spanish. Napoleon tried blowing it up during his excursion into Spain.

Looking north
from the Sohail castle.

lunch?
grilling sardines on the beach

Lunch!!
I picked angler fish not realizing it looked like this...it has a nasty little appendage between its eyes which has been removed here.

Caminito del Rey
We surprised ourselves by making this 10km trek (5km along cliff face!)...neither of us is comfortable with heights but our friends convinced us that we would be OK.

down, way down!
The walkway was securely bolted onto the cliff face

suspension bridge
near the end of the trek.

ant line
that is the walkway crossing above the railway line

Comments

[Tim Wilson]

Quite the adventure
This is an especially interesting travel blog. I love travelling vicariously through your travels !

[imras]

Gracias!
We are especially enjoying this latest adventure. So much history, new cuisine, new vinos,,,excellente!!

[Lorraine Runstedler]

From Kingsville
Come you guys - you sure know how to make an old friend cry - looks so inviting - Ian and Marlene - you must have friends all over the World - how nice to meet up with friends while so far away - keep sending - love love seeing your journeys - you sure are 'following your dream'......................Lorraine

[SteveC]

Exploring Andalucia
We are so happy to be included in Ian and Marie's trip to our adopted homeland They are great tourists showing interest in all around them. Including the not insignificant high level walkway of the Caminito del Rey.

[Lin]

Wow great adventures
Looks like some wonderful experiences. Some of the places I remember Rick and I took the ferry across to Morocco - while waiting ate sardine sandwiches ?