Blogs from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 2

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 our day to walk the Caminito del Rey, a very famous "hanging walkway". We'd booked it a couple of days ago, for us and Salome. The tour started by picking us up in a bus in front of the Ayuntamiento at like 8:30am, so we had to get up early and walk down. The bus arrived on time, and was apparently pretty full. After boarding, and our guide introducing herself, in English, Spanish, and French, we headed towards the town of Ardales. Just before arriving, we stopped at a large gas station/store for our restroom, drink and snack break. The guide told us there would be limited availability of those things at the entrance, and none during the hike. I, like everyone else, took advantage of the restrooms, and also bought a few lollipops ... 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

We wake late. Well no, actually we woke early and turned back over! We only have two days in Malaga so we had better get a move on! The hotel has a very nice buffet breakfast and we are hungry so we are another hour on before we are ready. We emerge on to the deserted Sunday street outside our hotel. The heat hits us like a blast. We thought it would be cooler here by now? We are walking to the Centro Histórico, it’s about half an hour on foot. We start off by the harbour and then head inland. We stumble across a modern art gallery. It looks interesting so we go inside. It’s quite a good collection and all blissfully air con so it’s a pleasant interlude. Now to Malaga centre. It’s a ... read more

After last night’s Flamenco exhibition, it would be difficult to find anything more fun in Sevilla, so it’s time to move on again. This time we’re leaving Spain again, even if it’s just for a few hours, to visit Gibraltar, which is actually part of Britain. We can't actually bring the bus into Gibraltar, both because it’s too big to get very far, but more because the bus and our luggage inside are subject to search by British Customs and this could cause a long delay. There has always been animosity between the Spanish and British Governments, but it has really been flaring up lately due to Brexit, and this has been causing customs delays. The story goes that back in the 18th century, when Spanish king didn’t have any children, the children or grandchildren, of ... read more