Hotel Don Alfredo Marbella

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!

... Margaret River in Western Australia), then went to the "Den" where all the monkeys hang out. there were even little baby ones! AWW!! They were so cute, if not a little cheeky. A big monkey pick-pocketed a full packet of peanut M&Ms out of a lady´s pocket and chowed down the whole lot in a matter of seconds. And then didn´t even put the wrapper in the bin! I mean, really! Anyway, I was totally smitten when a little baby ...

... 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 ...

Malaga is the major city near Frigiliana (where the train dropped us off). We spent a day there when we picked up Jaime and Rob at the train station. Some highlights:

• Watching Jaime and Rob come off the train and meet us in Spain
• The Picasso Museum – a wonderful ...
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... in English. She was very nice. I really enjoyed this bar, it was so refreshing to hear Spanish songs for a change. The night ended on a down note though…Juan’s bike got stolen. : ( It’s ironic because I had a conversation earlier about if I should get a bike and my friend from the intercabio that is from Malaga told me no, it would get stolen. It sucks that Juan’s bike got stolen. All in all tonight was a good night.

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 ...

We made it to the port in a taxi one thing I will say about Morroco its really really cheap for everything and you could get by here with such little money. We got a little hassle from a guy at the port trying to help us but they want money when they help you so as usual Ian left it to me to get rid of him and explain that we did not have any money luckily this time he went off without too much hassle.

We ...

... I saw a bullfight my first week here and it really wasn't my cup of tea, but it was interesting to be where all the action takes place. I then proceeded to go exploring on my own, which I actually do quite frequently. I love people but I find I really enjoy some things better when I make my own experience not surrounded by what everyone else wants to do. I started by going down into the Ronda Gorge, which literally looks like a city built on a cliff. It is just ...

... here, and the walls are covered with banners from soccer teams around the world. We immediately take to the place and its liveliness. Two large Spanish families on either side of us are roaring with laughter and conversation. Several Dutch and German tourists with friends and family are busy eating platters of fried fish, calamari, and gambas a la plancha (grilled shrimps). Shane told us to try the chipirones (deep-fried baby squids). We ...

... this morning up the mountain range to Ronda. Mum and Dad got to experience some of the crazy European drivers first hand...they could not believe it as people overtook on blind corners and drove on the wrong side of the road!! Welcome to Europe...we kept saying "this is good driving compared to Italy!". Then next minute we had a run in of our own...we were stuck behind a truck and could not overtake as there were so many blind corners...but the crazy ...