Spain, Day Six

On the morning of the sixth day of our adventure we were in Granada, we spent most of the day in Malaga and in the evening we arrived in Seville. What a day!

Malaga feels like a very small town, but is actually two times bigger than Granada. In Madrid and Granada we had to use maps, apps and ask the locals for advice and direction. It was a nice change in Malaga to be welcomed at the bus station, shown the town and escorted back to the bus. We felt so relaxed and privileged to know a local.

In the short time we spent in Malaga we have seen some amazing places like the Malaga Cathedral for which you have to pay the entrance, the bullring „Plaza de toros de La Malagueta“, home of Picasso which is now a museum, the port and of course the beach.

Usually, my friends and I see the sea only once a year for about ten days and that is it. This is why we were very enthusiastic to go to the beach. There is something special in going to the beach in February. Of course, it was too cold for swimming, but simply to smell the sea, to touch the sand, close your eyes and feel the sun on your face... This transforms even the shabby looking town into a place from dreams.

The beach we went to is called „Malagueta“ and has a huge sign to prove it. Of course, like the real tourists we are, we took a lot of pictures at this spot. I was also told that „Malagueta“ was the previous name of Malaga, but I wasn't able to confirm this information online.

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We also went up on a small hill to the viewpoint Gibralfaro. Our local friend told us that this spot was too remote and that we should take a bus. It turned out to be only 2km away. I guess that when walking 20km per day becomes natural, 2km seems like nothing. Although we had to go up hill it was not difficult to find Gibralfaro. The view was incredible, so we stayed here for some time.

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After the viewpoint we went to our bus station trying to avoid all those souvenir shops that already made us spend most of our money in Granada. It is a miracle how I was able to put all of that in my small luggage.

Adventure continues in Seville.

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