Meeting Málaga

Thursday, May 24th, 2018

When we arrived at the Málaga Airport, Señor Honey says “do you think they’ve overbuilt the airport?” It is enormous and it wasn’t until we reached the inner corridors that it was apparent it was a very busy place. 

We headed to the assigned baggage carousel and waited, waited and waited, worry setting in that we would be without our personal belongings. Finally, the lost were found! 

Taxi! We were on our way to “Calle Strachan”. We were dropped off in a square as Calle Strachan was a pedestrian street.

We clattered (click-clack) with our luggage over the marble tiled/ cobble stoned streets looking for our street and apartment address. 

Finally, we had to stop for directions ... we were close, it was the next parallel street. 

Eureka we found it ... we were too early to check in but we were able to drop off our bags, get the keys and complete the paperwork with a promise that the apartment would be ready at 1PM. Perfect.

Off we went for a little stroll and discovery. 

We wandered for an hour and then found a shaded café for a cold water before heading to the apartment.  

We quickly did a little unpacking (not much since we were only staying here for 3 nights) and then it was time to catch a little cat nap. 

The bed was calling our names ... and was super comfortable!

Normally, we wouldn’t do this but I was feeling under the weather and Señor had not slept much at all on the plane.

The whole apartment was decorated in reds and actually was quite attractive but it was it’s prime location that ended up being its best feature. We were very lucky with our choice. 

The view from one of the windows ...


Rested and refreshed, we headed out for more exploring and something to eat. We were spoiled for choice.

After a good wander, we settled on a cute Italian restaurant in the Plaza del Obispo opposite the Cathedral and Museum.

We were seated underneath the orange trees.

It was delicious and all I needed, but as you’ll see Señor Honey was not quite ready to shut off his appetite.

The views from our table in the square ...

Oh gelato ... oh okay twist my arm, yes please! 

We continued our evening stroll heading back to “Apartamento Strachan” ... the Café (Casa Lola) right next door to our temporary home was buzzing with activity, Señor suggests we have a glass of wine and do some people watching. And since we are in Spain, Señor Honey decides he’d like a little tapas with his wine ... some of the famous Iberian ham! 

That’s it for our first day and night in Málaga, it’s still light out at 10pm as we head home.

I’ll be back with more photos and story telling soon ...

Planning and On Our Way Spain 2018

It’s been a long fall and winter. 

For various reasons, we didn’t/ weren’t able to head south to escape the cold, snowy Canadian winter this year so we hunkered down and hibernated for most of the season. 

We had one week of fun in the sun with family in Mexico the first week of January and the warmth of that week faded quickly when we returned to our day to day life in the cold. 

By the first week of February, Monsieur/ Señor had sussed out some flights to Europe, and after much discussion we decided to spend an extended stay in Spain this year.  So no France for me this year ... 

Flights were booked arriving into Malaga and returning from Barcelona. 

We will spend 5 weeks in Spain in May and June 2018.

Once the flights were booked, we first found a wonderfully looking apartment in Seville for three weeks.

The posted info on the website www.veoapartments.com said that it was not in one of the 

tourist barios but a typical neighbourhood.

The San Vicente one bedroom apartment is located in the historic centre, just minutes from the major monuments and sights.

It is part of the “Casa Palacio” dating from the 19th century with an inner courtyard/patio which is beautifully decorated with columns, arches and various tropical plants. 

We were working backwards at this point, now we needed some place in Malaga for 3 nights when we arrived. 

After much searching we found a cute fourth floor apartment “Apartment Strachan” using HomeAway.com.  

We would travel by train from Málaga to Seville. 

We made a conscious decision to not have a car in Seville.

We would pickup our rental at the end of our stay on the 17th of June.

Seville is not a friendly city for drivers and walkers alike  ... 

narrow one way cobble stoned streets in every direction with no rhyme

 or reason.  

 

Monsieur to Señor for a Day!

We are into our second week in Cerét, how time flies! 

It’s Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 and we are venturing across the border into Spain. 

Today we are going to discover the city of Girona, it is only about an hour away by car (80 or so kilometres) 

The following is a description of “Girona” provided by Expedia. 

“Girona is a city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, beside the River Onyar. 

It’s known for its medieval architecture, walled Old Quarter (Barri Vell) and the Roman remains of the Força Vella fortress. 

Landscaped gardens line the Passeig Arqueològic, a walkway following the Old Quarter’s medieval walls, which include watchtowers with sweeping views.”

Today is Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 ... we are on this year’s adventure in Spain, just doing a little catch up on posts/photos from 2017’s travels.

I will be writing more about Girona later. It deserves a post all to it’s own ... I have lots of information andictures to share.