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Published: December 16th 2006
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Sunrise
There are wind turbines just visible on the ridge It was cold, and the sun hadn't even started lighting up the sky when I left the Oasis in Granada. It took about 15 minutes to walk to the train station, and I passed a number of Spaniards just ending their nights. Once at the station, I boarded the train bound for Algeciras. This is the same line I took to get from Algeciras to Ronda, and from Ronda to Málaga, and unfortunately it was just as slow and stinky. The first hour or so was in the dark, but I did get to see a wonderful sunrise over the mountains as we approached Bobadilla where I needed to change for Málaga.
I had to wait for about 20 minutes in the near freezing temperatures in Bobadilla before the express train arrived. The trip to Málaga was quick, and when I stepped out of the train it was about 25 degrees (F) warmer than in Bobadilla. I didn't know how to get to the hostel, so I stopped in the internet cafe across from the station and looked it up. Once again I took some pictures of the map with my camera and then I set off.
It turned
Just chilling
Beautiful day in the Plaza de la Constitucion. out to be about 40 minutes of walking, as it was all the way past the port, on the far side of the old city. I got there around noon and checked in. Sure enough, they had no space in the rooms, so I was going to be sleeping on the couch that night. Oh well, I was just happy to have a place. I hung out for a bit and got my laundry put into the machine before I decided to go for a walk and then get some groceries.
I came back a little before 2 and met some Americans who are studying in Alicante. The four of us went out to the supermarket to get some beer. When we got back, I met up with Eleanor. The group of us, plus her two friends from home, and some American girls went out to the terrace where we sat enjoying the warm weather and ocean view.
After a while, we decided to move inside, and some of us (all the Americans) decided to play King's Cup. I hadn't played since college, and so it took a while to get back into the swing of things, which
Lazy dog
As they were cleaning up the common room, the resident dog decided to take a nap. I've never seen a dog sleep like that... meant I was on the receiving end of a lot of drinks. It's tough to compete against people who are still in college, sheesh. The first game went on for quite some time, and must have been pretty funny to watch/listen to. The four rules that were created were: Little green man (must remove from drink prior to drinking and then place back on drink when done), Double names (every time you address someone you must say their name twice), no beer (can't say beer), and no pointing (killer). Failure to comply with any of the rules means you drink more. And often times, the person who catches you has to as well since they pointed to tell you that you didn't remove your little green man, or whatever!
Anyway, we ran out of beer after the first game, so we went out and got more. When we got back, I decided to hang out with the Aussies instead of playing a second game, so the four of us played shithead for a couple hours before they decided to go to bed. It was about 11:30 at this point and the room (with the couch) was packed with people. It wasn't looking good for sleep, until 12 when they kicked everyone out and spent 30 minutes cleaning and then making the bed. It was awesome. I ended up getting decent sleep because of this.
In the morning got up around 8 and had some breakfast and then hung out until 930 or so when Eleanor and I checked out. We decided to go to see the castle. However, on the walk over, the sky opened up and so we made a hasty retreat to the hostel. The plan was to go to Cordoba, so we decided to just ditch Málaga and try to catch the bus at 11. We took the city bus towards the center, but on the way Eleanor remembered that she had left her journal. So, she went back for it and I went to the station to get tickets for 4 instead. As I left the station I met up with Eleanor's friends Al and Jay, who had to wait to get their train to Algeciras because of the holiday. Funny that the trains weren't running on a complete schedule but the buses were.
I said goodbye to Al and Jay again and bought the tickets for Cordoba. I hoofed it back to the center of town to meet Eleanor at the Picasso museum at 1130. On the walk over, the wind was whipping, and the sky went from rain to clear in under 30 minutes. It was amazing, and I'm not sure I've ever seen such a quick change in the weather (except maybe in the mountains). When I got there she was waiting and so we went in. The museum was kind of cool, but surprisingly small. It only took us about an hour to see it, and afterwards we went and grabbed some food at subway. I haven't had subway since Ireland and it was tasty, plus it was fun to order in another language. On a side note, I have seen relatively few subways over here. It's too bad, because i'd eat there instead of McDonalds a lot of time time, but I often can't find one.
Since the weather was now beautiful and we had some time to kill, we went up to the castle. It was cool seeing it again, and it's tough to beat the city views from the vantage point. After seeing the castle, we walked around the old town a bit before heading to the station to catch the bus to Cordoba.
Stay tuned for our adventure in Cordoba.
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