Spain (and Portugal) 2011

[SandiF]

Never say never....

After last year's trip to Spain, I said "I'd never make another Euro trip and I'd never go back to Spain." All that changed the minute I started making my travel plans and Barcelona came up in the conversation. The original plan was to go to Barcelona but somehow that got sidelined for another date (to be planned) and final decision was made for another trip to the Andalusia region of Malaga province; to stay in Fuengirola a touristy, Mediterranean beach side town.

I spent 3 weeks in Spain, most of my time in Fuengirola and like any other tourist would....Walking the streets, people watching, hanging out at the beach... the mediterranean is cold... pub hopping... dancing... drinking wine wine wine... eating the most delicious home cooked meals. Plus there were side trips to Sevilla (Spain), and a weekend trip to Lisboa, Portugal.

To say the least, I was with great company and I had a very good time.

[SandiF]

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Mijas (white village of Andalucia) - also called "donkey town" because it's popular for its donkey taxis. Small and quaint mountain village. Very nice for a day trip.

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View from above Mijas, looking towards Fuengirola... you can see the blue of the mediterranean

[SandiF]

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I took only a very few pics of Fuengirola...this is one. What I liked about Fuengirola is the beach walk. Very busy, active, and entertaining right through the wee hours of the morning. I woke up one morning after 5am and went for a run and still people were out partying.... they were mostly drunks lol. Still the side streets and beach walk are good places to people watch

[SandiF]

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My friend and I took a tour bus to Sevilla -- the tour guide was boring and neither of us were the "tour bus type"; so we lost the group once we got off the bus and went off on our own to foot tour Sevilla. The museums, etc along this strip were aptly named after South American countries, e.g., Uruguay something or the other...

[SandiF]

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I can't remember what this place was all about... All I knew I had to find a bathroom pronto at that time. LOL!



i found this view interesting...

[SandiF]

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Still in Sevilla ... I wanted a horse and buggy ride... the driver said $150 euro. Maybe I looked like a dumb tourist... who knows.

[SandiF]

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The entire Andalusia region of Spain has such a rich history...from the moorish conquest and the influences they left in the region prior to the castilians taking the region over. I think if I should go back to southern Spain, I should spend a bit more time in Sevilla to really see it a bit more. The day trip perhaps was not enough.

Sevilla - Gualdalquivr River


<span style="font-style: italic">more to come later...</span>

[Peasie]

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trip report to Spain

by SandiF

can't wait for the food pictures

[Gen]

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3 weeks am so jealous

I love Spain

[SandiF]

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I wasn't even ready to leave...

more pics coming.

[SandiF]

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Portugal!

I loved the drive from Spain into Portugal -- it was no more 8 hrs of driving with a number of stops for rest and food. The inter-country highway was filled with motorcycle riders, some of whom I saw hoisting a huge Jamaican flag along with Spain and Portugal flag. I was wth, that's Jamaica's flag they are waving ... I wish I had taken a picture but that blasted 'Onion' was driving so fast and did not wanted to slow down.

Finally, we got to the border check point and I tried to get a decent shot but our friend



Finally in Lisboa

[SandiF]

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It was after 6pm; we got a good hotel in the old city of Lisboa and everyone was off to their rooms for changing and meeting up for a nice walk through the city and food and wine after.



View towards the bay...

[SandiF]

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[SandiF]

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more of Lisboa