Ibiza

Ibiza is the party capital of Europe. That is at least what I have heard. I decided to visit Ibiza with my boyfriend in may. I guess you have all heard about the amazing parties, which take place in Ibiza during the summer season. In May there wasn’t anything so special, but it was one of the greatest vacations I have ever had. Ibiza is a dream island. It offered us great weather. The first day we visited the island’s main city, Eivissa. The city center is an old one, situated above the sea level and above the newer parts of Eivissa. The main town of Ibiza is actually divided into two main parts: Dalt Vila, situated on a hill (“Upper Town”) and Eixample (“Extension") just right next to the sea shore.

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The Upper Town is in the typical Mediterranean style: small houses in blue and white, narrow streets, flowers, churches, and so on. The lower part is the modern one, where you can find all sorts of shops, restaurants, supermarkets, pizza places, squares, the Ibiza port, and the famous Pacha club. Oh, and the Pacha logo is seen everywhere. There are Pacha gift shops, which are extremely expensive, Pacha boat, Pacha hotel, Pacha restaurant, and the Pacha club, of course.

At the end of the town there is an ancient lighthouse (by ancient I just mean old). I believe it does not function right now, but it did in the past. We also had the chance to see an enormous ship navigating through the Ibiza port. There is a typical old wooden ship used as a tourist attraction.

We were very happy to find out that we could rent a small motorbike, the “Vespa” type of motorbike. We did rent it for two days and we visited two of the most interesting places on the island. First of all, it is a bit complicated to rent a motorbike because for the rent-a-car shop’s owner it was hard to explain all of the vehicle’s functions in English. Luckily I speak Spanish, but since I am a girl, he did not seem to trust me very much. After we got the small motor, we went to the Ibiza’s Hippie Market. It is organized once a week, I think it was the Wednesdays. Many people gather to sell all sorts of stuff. There are typical Chinese plastic toys, ordinary T-shirts, and so on, but there are also quite a lot of hand-made objects. The first thing I bought was a pair of hand-made sandals. They were beautiful with several different colors. Then I found a table with home-made liquor. Can you imagine? The salesman’s mother had produced several types of sweet liquors and he was selling them. He gave me a small cup in which I could try them. They were soooo delicious; I just had to buy two. There was a problem though. We had to go back by plane with a low-cost company. We had not paid for the luggage option and so we only had had-bags. It is not allowed to have liquids in your hand luggage. I can’t even remember how I got on the plane. I think we were all in such a hurry that at the end there was no problem. But, come on, I need to bring presents. Can you really make anything with liquid on a plane? I guess you can, but I doubt it that the water you can buy inside the airport has been checked. Anyways…

The following day we went to the opposite side of the island. We thought it would be very tiresome to drive all the way there and imagine, driving a small motorbike. Well, the opposite side of the island was 24 km away. We wanted to visit a beautiful cave. It had been used by pirates to hide their treasures. We visited the cave and it was nice. It cost us 20 € and I am not absolutely convinced it was worth it. Well, I admit it was beautiful, but part of its beauty was due to colorful illumination. Also, there were no natural rivers and flows inside the cave. Every cave needs water floating through it in order to keep it “alive”. There was an artificial river inside the cave, whose purpose was to preserve it.

The most beautiful part of our trip that day was what happened after the cave. We went out and we turned out to be above an amazing bay with sparkling blue water. It was one of the nicest places I had ever seen. We took lots of pictures and we went down to the beach. Well, as I said, we visited Ibiza in May. In other words, the water was really cold. The weather was perfect for lying down on the sand and enjoying the sun, but swimming was certainly not a good idea.

That very same evening we finally went to Pacha. I had always wanted to visit Pacha and hopefully to attend one of the famous parties. I couldn’t do that the way I wanted because there are no parties in May. There are, but small ones with local DJs. I was happy even without my dream coming 100 % true. I still had the chance to see Pacha. The only thing I disliked was the entrance fee: 30 €! Wow, but well, it’s Pacha.