Andulusia -Part 3

Started the day with great weather. view from balcony from our hotel

20th December 2006-Gilbratar

Third day decided to take it easy and went to somewhere nearer. Gilbratar, which Ron was totally fascinated ,as he said he never thought he would come to Gilbratar. It was the most southern part of Spain and it was under British ruling. As such ,we had to bring our passports along just to cross to this little penisular to catch a glimpse. Very small place but we had a great time walking up to the rock of Gilbratar and taking pictures. Of course, learning about the British warfare in the world war 2 where deep tunnels and trenches were built.It was so ironic that though we were in Spain , we were in this area where we had to pay in pounds. And guess what, we had fish and chips for lunch!!! We almost gone crazy!! Are we in Spain?



21th December 2006-Granada

i am so glad that i came here. As EJ has recommended, this place was pretty! I love it because of the Alhambra and the Generalife which was on e hillside of the city. Gosh, the architecture was simply breathe taking. The extensive intricate carvings on the walls, the detailed town And after abandoning the idea of making another day ski trip to Seirra Nervda, we had more time to explore the whole place.We ended up driving around the whole city which was a total disaster. i guessed we were too tired to walk at the end of the day and poor ron was coerced by me to find" Sacromente"We did not manage to find the place and ended up meeting two old men who tried to talk us to in Italian, French, Spanish and failed in all attempts:)

22th December 2006- Malaga

Though most people will arrive at the airport and give this place a miss ,BB and I decided to explore this place . I am glad I went. It did not have the grandeur of the other places we went but Malaga itself has its own fair share of attractions. We spent most of our time wandering in the streets which were filled with various kinda of entertainments and indulged in the festive christmas mood.The highlight of the trip was our visit to PICASSO museum. I am a big fan of PICASSO arts and visiting Malaga( where he was born) was totally fascinating to me. I had so much fun finding out more about Picasso and appreciating his artworks and poor BB was stuck in an art museum with me that he had to take a small snooze at a small corner.:)I bought myself a small book on "The Seven Lives of Picasso" and finished it in two days.I felt fulfilled.

23rd December 2006- Mijas and Costal

We decided not to go to another big city , Cordoba where you can see beautiful sunflowers ( in summer!) and decided to drive up to this beautiful white village called Mijas. I love that place coz it was small and cozy. Guess what ,we met fellow Singaporeans who travelled on tour packages and were en route to Madrid and Barcelona. That was a tiny surprise to us but very heart warming to meet fellow Singaporeans. What I found interesting about this place was there were good museums ( very different from typical ones) where you can discover more about the activities in Spanish small towns in ancient times ( from the day of an Andulusian to his work at the farmlands). There were life models and instruments for you to experiment. The day ended with a satisfying meal of gaspacho and paella back in Costal de Sol

Check out who is the matador? The bull!Good one!