Balcon De Competa

Today was Thanksgiving back in the US, or as the Spaniards call it, Accion de Gracias. First of all, I would like to say that I am impressed by how much the Spaniards know about the United States. I called home and I told my mom that the Spaniards know about Thanksgiving and my mom was surprised that they know about it, and also how she doesn't know of any Spanish holidays. I've lived here for over two months and I still barely know ...

... was perched almost on the top of the mountain. Upon arriving in Frigiliana by bus, we had to hike through the entire village and then take another 600 steps up the steep side of the mountain. It afforded us beautiful views, incredible peace and quiet, and plenty of exercise. Avocado, olive, lemon, and orange trees surrounded the area. It was a wonderful place to rest and relax during Thanksgiving week.

Paul's cousin ...

... this 5 euro mojito that he wasn’t going to drink. I asked him why he didn’t just ask for her to replace the drink and he told me that it is extremely rare for a bartender to ever replace a drink and that the Spaniards will usually never complain. I told him that I would go tell the bartender that we’d like to exchange the mojito and he was a little surprised. In my mind I was correct, if you don’t like it you ...

We woke with hangovers again and decided to go to the smugglers bar for a full english fry up. We have not ate bacon for the whole time that we have been away and I have been dreaming about bacon buttys lol. It was a really nice breakfast and just the thing for a hang over. We then went for a walk down the famous strip of the Costa Del Sol. Its ok and really pretty the beach is lovely and there are lots of bars and even spanish ...

... was very tasty and I feel better that I can at least eat again without being so paranoid about where the food has been stored all day. We had met an english lady on the train that was so ill by the food in morroco that i felt really glad and relieved that we had come off so lucky.

Ian was feeling much better as well thankfully and we go on the bus to our final place the Costa Del Sol rodney! It was a ...

... promenade in benalmadena which is the name of the town we are staying in. there are actually 3 cities in a row that start 'la costa del sol' they are torremolinos, benalmadena and fuengirola. the promenade begins/ends? in benalmadena and goes through torremolinos. All along the promenade are restaurants, pubs, shops selling souvenirs and of course the beach; the beaches are topless if you so desire. benalmadena is mostly made up of british expats and tourists who pop ...

... with them and that's fine. I made my excuse politely and got home...end of story, and that's okay. I knew that she was doing what she wanted and that she had the right to do whatever, but still, I worried. But once I got in my room I slept peacefully but I was tired, especially after having that coctail and all the walking I was, but I wanted to do some more sightseeing tomorrow and I wanted to start as early as I could.... &nb sp;

Decided today we'd had enough sea air so we pointed Daisy inland and headed to the hills north of Malaga to a place called Competa, a typical white washed Spanish town with narrow winding streets and lovely views of the surrounding hills. Unfortunately nowhere to stay overnight so after a good mooch (and of course the obligatory cup of coffee!) we carried on to El Chorro Gorge (where the film Von Ryans Express ...

... went and had lunch with an Australian guy who was going to Madrid on the 3:10 train. At the station got chatting to a Canadian woman called Laura. She was going to Granada as well so sat with her on the train. She was staying in the hostel that was full when I tried to book. But we agreed to meet for tapas after we´d settled into our lodgingss. The view on the train through Andalucia was incredible, all dry baren mountains interspersed with greenery. In ...

... hostel to stay in. Wandered around and discovered an Arabic quarter (there are lots in this region due to Arab rule which lasted until 1492). There are lots of Arabic tea shops that are really atmospheric and that we have both enjoyed drinking strange teas and eating cake in. Siân has fallen in love with the clothes and local stray cats, both of which would be coming home in large quantities if we were heading back home soon. We went to the Alhambra yesterday, timed ...