Chinasol Apartments Almunecar

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 ...

... je dors dans une caravane, dans le jardin, j'ai une casita, c'est chouette!  J'investis très rapidement les lieux... Ca me fait beaucoup de bien de me poser dans un endroit si calme, et rempli d'une belle énergie de vie! La vie simple de la campagne me plaît.. A côté de la caravane, se trouve une douche solaire (yeah!) et des toilettes sèches!! décidément y a tout pour me plaire ;-) J'essaie de parler espagnol, je sens que mon ...

... in this area. So, of course, we had to try it out. It was pretty stuffy inside. Not sure they were ready for Shae. :) The salads were great but the sea bass was horrible. Mike had high hopes, but he was disappointed again with the fish. At least Shae enjoyed her chocolate ice cream dessert. We're heading out tomorrow for Granada.

... a train/tram tour around the city - which isn't very big. and then ended up in a playground where Shae played for a good hour. She met so many new friends. We then went to dinner at an italian restaurant. The food was good. So far so good with the food in this area. I think since it's more touristy than the mtn area where we came from there's more choice here. This was a great Shae day! Tomorrow we're planning to explore the coastline north of here.

... through the windy mountain roads, Mike found an awesome place to run. He drove us back to the house and set out for a 12 mile run through the mountains. he loved it. We headed into Burriana for dinner and planned to eat at Ayo a good paella restaurant recommended by Susan, who helped us with the house. Unfortunately, Ayo was closed for the evening so we walked around looking for another place to eat. We came upon a little cafe that served Thai/Indonesian ...

... Nerja is a more populated beach town. The Balcon de Europa is a scenic tourist spot in town with a square, shops, restaurants, bars, etc. We headed there and walked around a bit. Mike asked around and we found an amazing place for dinner - Meson de Antonio. The food was so good. The place was packed so we knew it had to be good. We called it a night and got back to watch another movie on mike's laptop. So far we're loving the beach area.

... ago (January 1970), some of these places were just fishing villages and there were miles of scrub brush between villages along a winding coastal road.

I was apprehensive about driving, privately nervous about it for the past few days. I can handle the roundabouts OK but some of the road lights/signs are a bit low key. I kept the speed about 10kph under the limit, and watched ...

... could start.. On Thursday it became more busy on the festival, more and more sound systems where built, surrounding my tent.... No escape possible from NOISE!! But I discovered the river and a nice waterfall near the dam, where you could take a shower in gletsjerwater!!! This was my favorite place during the festival: quiet, only some bird sounds and rocks, water, plants... A nice place to escape to sometimes... But of course I came to ...

... which was also veyr cool. It is interesting to see how Spain has gone from a country that has many people leaving to a country with many people coming. Final experience of the weekend was the beach! I went with my 16 year old host sister. We went by bus to the bus station only to find out the next bus with space didnt leave fir 2 hours so we went back to the house for all of 45 minutes and then went back to the bus station ...

... scarf combo gave me-I hate my double chin! I got to town and was relieve to find no snow here, just rain. And you now what, I am very glad I layered because it was freezing outside-my poor nose was extremely cold! I decided instead of getting lost this morning that I would take a taxi. I didn't have to pay much, only 3 euros, which was the same for a bus pass. I knew I wasn't going to need a pass because most main sites are within walking distance of the hostel. Upon arrival ...