Casa Babylon Backpackers Málaga

After days at sea we had a short stop in Malaga before docking the next day back in Savona. I have decided that I am not crazy about the days at sea. Even though I really enjoyed all the ports, I don't think I would do anther big curise. The fact that there were only small number of people who spoke enlgish on the ship was interesting. So wanted to speak another language .. any lanaugage. Even when I told the Germans I did nto speak Germann they kept talking!

Let´s see, the following things just about sum up Puerto Banus (near Marbella in the South of Spain):

- clear blue skies
- chirping birds
- wicked hotel with awesome pool
- chic boutiques
- restaurants, cafes and bars
- golfer´s paradise
- casino

Aahh... just what was needed for Contiki recovery!

I spent a lot of time lazing by the pool reading, whilst Mark was off either at the Casino ...

... she is from), Paris, and London. I really want to see all of those places.

Afterwords myself, Kate, Kirsten, Christina, and Rebecka walked together to Plaza de la Merced. On the way we encountered a giant Christmas bell and a Christmas tree decoration. Later, we had an interesting time at Plaza de la Merced with the people hanging out trying to sell us hashish.

The one time where I really missed American ...

... of almost 200 of his works

The train trip from Barcelona to Malaga, Spain took just about 5 hours on one of the super-fast trains in Spain. After having our passports checked and our backpacks x-rayed at the train station of Barcelona, we took the escalator down to the loading area. This was the first (and only) train we have traveled on that felt like an airport security check. Each train car had a host to guide us to our seats after checking our tickets ...

... well we have our home in Aruba..the Caribbean.
We came to Spain 4 years ago...left Aruba..time for a change..and well yes we had some change..but as we say....It's time to change again.
And we miss our home...

So..any of you travelers out there that went around the world with 2 dogs..????
2 Jack Russels...or whatever they look like...
Yep I know what they want......" we wanna go to."!!!
No way Jose.... and Billy & Mini ...

... there was an announcement that there would be a delay to the flight and a further announcement would be made. After half an hour we started to board and once everyone was seated the Captain apologized for the previous delay and told us that there was now a technical problem and another delay would follow. The Airbus A321 was again full and we all sat in our seats, having been told to unfasten our seat belts whilst the plane was refuelled and after half an hour the Captain ...

... Pablo's girlfriend the other night. She's very nice and speaks english very well. She studied for awhile in the US and Ireland. Last night, I had my first practice with the rugby team at UMA (Universidad de Malaga). It was a lot of fun and it seems like a great group of women. It's like a varsity sport, but it's made up of about half students and half locals. There are a couple other Americans on the team that live in Malaga. I'm looking forward to training with the team and hanging ...

... out of the building and I people-watched as they walked by. At 10am, I hailed the consulate and they let me up to the office. The office was small and empty as I was the first person there of the day. The woman who came out looked stern and I was terrified. She said ¨Can I help you?¨ in the snoodiest of snoody attitudes. I told her that I needed the document notarized. ¨Do you have an appointment?¨ I had called the main consulate in Madrid and they had told me that I did ...

... with every bell chime which was fun watching people try, got lost going back to the Long Bar, I don't remember walking back to steff and woke with a steaming hang over. Another celebration in spain is the 3 kings on 6th January, It's bigger the Christmas day. All the kids of the town dress up and go through the town on floats chucking out hundreds and hundreds of sweets out or at people, and most of the parents pick them up so the kids can eat them for the rest of ...