Yay we had a five day weekend. This weekend I went to Malaga with my best friend Kim, and her parents. It was so nice to see a familiar face. When we got to Malaga, Kim’s dad rented a car and we started driving to our resort without a map or any sense of direction whatsoever. Luckily we found a gas station and got a map, and we were already on the right road going towards Marbella! Unfortunately, we got a little lost on the misleadingly marked roads, but we eventually found the resort, right on the beach! Kim and I immediately went down to the beach to soak up some sun because it was supposed to rain all weekend! That night we went to a restaurant at the hotel and got some drinks and appetizers, then we walked the beach at night, it was so much fun!! Since back home at U of A the tucson-ers were celebrating family weekend, we celebrated a Spanish family weekend of our own :) The next day was cloudy and drizzly, so we drove to a little town called Benehavis. It’s in the Guinness Book of World Records (supposedly) for having the largest number of restaurants in the smallest town. It reminded me a bit of San Fransisco with steep hills and gorgeous views! The next day in Marbella, it surprisingly stopped raining and there wasn’t even a cloud in the sky! Kim and I headed down to the pool for the day while her parents went to meet up with their friends who were staying in a nearby town. The next day we drove through Malaga and took a hanging tram tour of the city, kind of like a ski lift with beautiful views of the Mediterranean sea! Then I headed back to Madrid, while Kim and her family went to Barcelona.
During this long weekend, Alcala was having a huge Medieval festival. It was supposedly the second largest festival in southern Europe. The market was over 6 kilometers long, and consisted of street vendors, tents, various animals, and LOTS of good food and beer. On Tuesday, I spent most of my day at the festival just walking around and people watching. On Wednesday, after classes finished up I went to Madrid with Kim’s family. We walked around the city and we showed them Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real, and the cathedral at the Palacio. I had never been inside the cathedral, but I’m so glad I got the opportunity! It was absolutely gorgeous. The architecture is very gothic with classic gothic arches and grey concrete/stone, but the ceiling and the artwork on the walls is unbelievable colorful! The contrast of the grey stone walls with the vibrant, patterned ceiling was amazing! It was strange to me how many different centuries of art were represented inside: Baroque, Modern, Manneristic, Gothic, etc. Tomorrow my parents come into town! I am so excited to see them!
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