After spending the weekend in London, Michelle and I continued our spring break vacation in the south of Spain. We arrived in Málaga Monday night, took a bus to Granada and spent all of Tuesday there. Luckily, we were able to get tickets to go to the Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex dating back to the 9th century. The Alhambra is simply breathtaking, it’s unbelievable to think a building that old is still standing and looking beautiful than ever. As we walked through the palace and fortress, we got to see gorgeous overviews of the city. After the Alhambra, we walked around Granada until it was time to head back to Málaga.
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| Nazari Palace |
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| Alhambra |
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| Garden in Alhambra |
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| overview of Granada |
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| Playa de la Caleta |
On Wednesday, we were back in Málaga. Michelle found the perfect hostel for us, right by the beach! So can you guess what we did all of Wednesday? If you're thinking we were beach bums, you're absolutely correct, ha. We literally spent all day at the beach soaking up the sun. I soaked up a little too much sun and got a little sun burn, thanks to Michelle for not knowing how to rub sun block on my back. After the beach, we decided to grab dinner, then went back to the hostel to watch the FC Barcelona and Real Madrid game. As you may know, I'm really not a soccer fan, but there's just some games you cannot miss. Unfortunately, Barcelona lost, 1-2.
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| Procession |
On Thursday, we had a walking tour of Málaga. We got to see some of it’s main streets along with the cathedral and famous market. After our walking tour, Michelle and I grabbed lunch and chilled until it got dark. At night, we walked around the crowed city and were able to catch some processions since it was Semana Santa (Holy Week). I’m pretty sure almost all of Málaga was out watching the processions, they were great. Processions were still happening at 6 in the morning, unbelievable.
Friday was our last day in Málaga. Before catching the bus back to Granada, we headed to the city center again. We walked around the Alcazaba
to get a nice overview of the city. Afterwards, we headed back to Granada to catch a train to Valencia.
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| Overview of Málaga |
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| Plaza de la Virgen |
The last stop of our spring break was Valencia. We arrived in Valencia early Saturday morning, and at 12 p.m. we met at Plaza de la Virgen for our walking tour. We walked around the city, admiring it's beauty. After the tour, we headed back to the hostel to rest up. At about 5 p.m., we went to eat dinner by the beach. We tried the famous "Paella Valenciana", a typical Spanish rice, it was delicious. At night, we went out for some churros and horchata.
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| Paella Valenciana |
Sunday was our last day in Valencia. We had until 2 p.m. to enjoy and walk around the city again, so that’s what we did. We went to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento
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| Plaza del Ayuntamiento |
and the Plaza de Toros to see the bull arena. Afterwards, we ate lunch, grabbed our things and headed to the train station. About 6 hours later, we arrived back in Barcelona. Spring break was amazing, probably the best spring break I've ever had. I really enjoyed myself and I'm glad I got to experience it with good company.
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| Plaza de Toros |
