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Published: February 18th 2008
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Caves in Nerja
Standing inside the caves in Nerja! What a crazy, fun, long, cold, and exciting weekend this was! The vacation is over, kinda, because last week was our final week of getting out of class early. My school day finishes at one now, which seems early, but throw in a 35 minute walk, a huge lunch, a two hour siesta or so, and my day is about over! Usually I can find time to squeeze in some chocolate con churros or icecream in there, but man, the days are rough here 😊
So last friday we, meaning a group of like 10 of us ISA kids, decide we want to go check out these caves we heard about. So after class, backpacks, books and all, we hike on over to the bus station. The bus station might I add, that prior to this, we didn´t really know where it was. The bus station was fairly close and fairly nice. Sort of grimy and a bit shady, but overall not to bad as far as bus stations go. 3.87 euros gets us dropped off at the caves, so we buy our tickets. An hour and a half and three stops later we´re at the caves! The cave
Nerja
View from the restaurant overlooking the beach. area is beautiful. You have to walk down into the cave, but surrounding the caves are gardens, paths, benches and even a playground if you walk up a hill. Once we walked down into the caves, they were amazing. A bit touristy, with people taking your picturs like you were at an amusement park, which bothered me a bit, but overall were fun. I prefer to see natural things, like caves or waterfalls, void of human mechanisms (like lights and sounds).
After the caves, we take a local bus back into Nerja, the town, and explore. We have to walk single file on the streets because the sidewalks are so narrow, and since we came straight from school we all have our backpacks, all of which make us look like a high school field trip. We got quite a few looks and stares, but this was such a touristy town that I don´t think people really cared that much. Up and down these narrow streets we wandered, and I hardly heard any spanish. All the signs were in Spanish, Enlish, and German, and thats about all we heard as well; Brisith accents and German language. We end up at
Beach Fun
Us trying to get a jumping picture on the beach. this restaurant that has a terrace overlooking the beach down below! The rest of the afternoon was spent playing at the beach, climbing rocks, and generally enjoying the sun since it seems to have left Málaga forever.
Saturday morning, we´re up early again, this time to go to Córdoba. We spend about 2 or 2.5 hours on the bus to get there, but I´m really starting to love the long bus rides. We have so few people in ISA that almost everyone gets a window seat. I love to put my Ipod on and just watch the countryside go by. Its like I´m in my own little world, and I don´t have to talk or listen or think, I just relax. Plus, downloading music and videos for personal use is 100% legal in Spain, so I have all this new music to listen too!
The big draw in Córdoba is the Mezquita. Here is a little history, in Spanish, about it.
La antigua mezquita de Córdoba (España), convertida en el siglo XIII en la actual Catedral de Santa María Córdoba, constituye el monumento más importante de la arquitectura hispano-musulmana, junto a la Alhambra. Fue la tercera mezquita
Playing in the water.
Me playing in the water trying not to get too wet... más grande del mundo, por detrás de las de Casablanca y La Meca ya que tiene una superficie de 23.400 metros cuadrados.
The architecture inside is absolutely beautiful, and its huge! Our tour guide was great too. All of our tours are completely in Spanish, which I like, and he spoke really slow so it was really easy to understand. I learned a lot, and it really made me excited to start my history class to learn more! After we were done with our tour we had some free time to have lunch and explore. We sat on some steps next to the Mezquita and we kept seeing women walking around begging for food. It was definitely something I wasn't used to. Also, when we were walking down the streets, Ciellito and I were taken by the hand by these ladies and they started reading our palms. Apparently this is fairly normal, but you have to be careful so as not to get pick pocketed. In case you were wondering I'm going to have a long life, two lovers, three kids, and no accidents 😊 I'm not entirely sure I liked this experience, but its a good story to
Beach House
A cute little house on the beach. tell.
Saturday night when we returned we laid low for most of the evening because we had to get up early again for the fútbol game. This was the part of the weekend I was most excited for. I rolled out of bed Sunday totally ready to go! For one euro we could take the bus from close by our house all the way out to the stadium. We purposely went early because in the parking lot across from the stadium is basically a flea market. Granted its not the best quality stuff but we found a lot of great things! I can't wait to go back next week and get some stuff!
The game itself was a lot of fun, once we found our seats. It took us forever to understand where we needed to go because there were 4 numbers on our tickets 😞 Eventually we asked some people who showed us the right seats. We sat extremely close to the fan section. These fans totally made the game! Even before the game started they were singing, chanting, and waving flags. The didn't stop until after we had left the stadium either! Málaga won the game
Street
Street in Córdoba. 3-1 and it was very exciting to watch! There were a ton of yellow cards and even a red card for a player on the opposing team. The only downfall was that it started to rain about 25 minutes into the first half. So for the next hour or so we sat in the freezing cold rain. For a place that is on the Costa del Sol, it hasn't been very sunny! I would do it again in a heartbeat tho, because it was so much fun!
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Terri
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Great photos
Amanda, you are such a great writer. I love reading about your travels and the memories you are creating. I love the pictures; each unique. The fun with friends to the beauty of the architecture. These are memories you will have for a lifetime. Thanks for sharing!