Blogs from Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 277

La Three faces of Semana Santa. (or, "it's easter in catholicburg") Lo Bueno----------------------------------------------------------- apparently, somewhere between la calle paz and the plaza de gracia, one brave hippy took his first step towards rehablitation. I don´t know if it was the approaching weeklong parade celebrating the resurrection of jesus your lord, or simply that he was too stoned on Moroccan ‘chocolate’ to continue to carry them, but this little miracle kept one hippy, and his colorfully wrapped psychadelic sticks, off the streets of this hard working town for at least a minor span of this festival thrown in honor of white baby jesus. Lo Malo-------------------------------------------------------------- well, I guess that;s a debatable term, but I get a little uneasy when I see six year olds in Klan hoods holding lit candles and blankly following a six foot... read more

pics of the bull fight to follow. disclaimer: there is no question this is a cruel outdated activity. but it happens so lets get past that and appreciate the spectacle that it is. this was the first bull fight of the season, there was a hum of anticipation and impatience. the bars were full around the stadium and we were tucked inside one of these eating tapas, drinking beer and talking about australian history and politics to our american friend Jay. no doubt he was facsinated... the time soon arrived when the crowd began to move. mickey and i didnt have tickets, after a morning of failed negotiations with various shifty fellows who were waiting to prey on gringos like us outside the stadium. so again, we walked to the stadium for one last attempt. we ... read more

Easter in Seville pics... read more

After the two hour drive from Córdoba, we were excited to see the blue waters of the Mediterranean in Málaga. We walked hotel to hotel, finding the city to be completely full of Semana Santa vacationers. Finally, we found a home at Hostal Capri. At least we wouldn´t be sleeping on the beach tonight! We walked the two blocks to the seaside and as it started to rain, we found a charming tapas bar with a great view of the sea. Here, a tinto de verano only costs €1.40, and you get a tapa gratis with every drink. With my first drink I ordered a portion of my favorite, tortilla española... and they brought me...a piece of sausage wrapped in bacon. It was delicious, but it wasn´t tortilla. With my second drink I ordered tortilla...and they ... read more

Despite the wind, we decided since we were with in walking distance to the beach we had to go at least set foot upon it. We even managed to lay out about 45 minutes before we could no longer endure the cool wind. I don’t think I even changed color at all. After that we decided to go back to Alberts for lunch. Lunch did not disappoint us either, it really good as well. I had a super salad with tuna (yummy)! Then we even got dessert. I don’t remember what it was called but it had toffee, and chocolate and cream. Then we decided to drive into Malaga city to check it out. We saw the cathedral from the outside and inside. It was very impressive. We walked around a little more (I got a ... read more