Floating in the city

There was an unexptected, un-planned, yet pleasent reunion in Malaga with the CIEE 2 week immersion group. Laura, raquel and i decided to visit Malga, a city on the beach, for the weekend. we stayed with fellow CIEE teachers who openly hosted us.

The 3 of us headed out for the bus station in the 7 o clock hour to make the 8 am bus. When we arrived in Malaga, we were reunited with more CIEE teachers and decided to start our day ahead which included the Picasso museum and a visit to the Alcazaba. People in Malaga are proud because the artist was born here. The museum was filled with classic and temporary artwork from the famous artist who lived in Malaga until age 17. personally, his art work doesnt intrgue me, but to each their own. It was fascinating wondering around the museum guessing what the titles of the artwork is, because they are as simple as "women" or "women lying nude."

After the museum, we headed to Alcazaba, a Morrish fortification built in the 11th century to serve as a palace to the governors city built on a hill overlooking malaga. it was a beautiful walk that winds up through landscaped garden filled with ornate fountains, flowers, and vines.

To fill our tummys, with a recommendation we went to Noodles, an asian restaurant in which we had plates full with noodles, chicken, beef, veggies, or pad thai. It was the perfect meal. The rest of the night consisted of CIEE teachers hanging out at a friends house, catching up, sharing stories about our teaching, house, and travel experiences. We went out in town after trying a fro yo place in which mine was topped with nutella and oreo.

Saturday Laura and I took a day trip to Nerja with some new friends. Nerja is a stunning beach with the rugged coastline and mountain backdrop.

Before the beach, we went to the Cuevas of Nerja, which are one of the mostimportant pre historic archeological sites on the Mediterranean. They are apart of the Sierra Almijara mountains with the pictuesque surroundings of typical meditteranean villages. they are some of the best caves in the world with breathtaking fascinating caves underground that contains the worlds widest column, 32 meters high and karstic cavities formed by an errosion of marble by water. Being in there felt like we were in a whole new world, a new dimension.

Sunday we headed to a flea market, which proovd not so great and then a lazy day at Malagass urban beach, Malagueta in the center of town.

We made it too late to take the faster bus home (2.5 hours) so had to take the 4 hour bus home. little did we know, there was a bathroom on the bus, which turned into an adventure. ill just say it ended with a lot of laughter and spanish eyes staring at us...