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In law school, I spent a month studying in Madrid & had the wonderful opportunity to travel through many parts of Spain. The one area I wanted to go, was Costa del Sol - it always sounded so romantic & our friends came back with exotic stories of their trip to Morocco. A trip to Southern Spain has been on my short list for 15 years.
We weren't planning another vacation this year. With Nick in school & me not working as regularly as before, we thought we would wait until he graduated for our next trip. Then, Ross called & said we could stay in their condo in Costa del Sol. It felt like it was meant to be. We traded in miles & planted a seed in Jessica & Mom's ear for child care.
Then, I started planning an itinerary. I wanted Tangier, Nick pushed for Sevilla, Ross & Cecilia wanted to see The Alhambra in Granada. The most helpful book I used was Rick Steeves' Spain 2009. We put over 1000 miles on the car (Nick drove the whole time).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L-zc817OASSPD3UqWbkExJ4bzT5Z7UZoE6kXWQhPtyLDKKhhbKo8i3q7hdYmZ1AOJKcg90OROdzSR5ZN-VkoVX8THuor2STu_p63QnsG3u7UP3KNYQ6JrC1SSd7uHMVwvKPy/s400/DSCN1566a.jpg)
Our condo was in Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain. Inexplicably, the address for the condo was Mijas, Malaga, Spain. So, we took a little detour from the airport & saw Mijas. Day 1 was spent locally adjusting to the time change. Ross & Cecilia didn't sleep on the plane so it was good it was a low-key day with a little pool time.
A hungover woman boarded our plane & got dehydrated. Apparently, there was talk of landing the plane & taking her to medical care (Ross declined our offer for some Tylenol PM & gave us the play-by-play. Cecilia is pregnant so we didn't offer her any). Anyway, after 2 saline bags, she looked much better. However, the patient, translator & 4 doctors were hanging out right by our collective seats. Travel Note: on overnight flights, sleep aids are your friends. Nick & I missed most of the excitement.
Click HERE to see a few photos & read about Day 1.
Other than the first adjustment day, we didn't spend any time in Fuengirola.
What we bought in Fuengirola - food
What we would do with another day in this city: hit the beach & the Picasso Museum
We weren't planning another vacation this year. With Nick in school & me not working as regularly as before, we thought we would wait until he graduated for our next trip. Then, Ross called & said we could stay in their condo in Costa del Sol. It felt like it was meant to be. We traded in miles & planted a seed in Jessica & Mom's ear for child care.
Then, I started planning an itinerary. I wanted Tangier, Nick pushed for Sevilla, Ross & Cecilia wanted to see The Alhambra in Granada. The most helpful book I used was Rick Steeves' Spain 2009. We put over 1000 miles on the car (Nick drove the whole time).
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Our condo was in Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain. Inexplicably, the address for the condo was Mijas, Malaga, Spain. So, we took a little detour from the airport & saw Mijas. Day 1 was spent locally adjusting to the time change. Ross & Cecilia didn't sleep on the plane so it was good it was a low-key day with a little pool time.
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Click HERE to see a few photos & read about Day 1.
Other than the first adjustment day, we didn't spend any time in Fuengirola.
What we bought in Fuengirola - food
What we would do with another day in this city: hit the beach & the Picasso Museum
1 comment:
I love the photo of you and Nick on flickr...you both look so relaxed and your necklace is fab!!
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