How could you ever top the Alhambra, which is considered the 10th wonder of the world. Day 7 didn't top Alhambra, but it was still a highlight of the trip.
On this day we traveled by Mercedes bus from Granada to Torremolinos. During our bus ride Estefi talked about the wars, politics, schools, health system and any other controversial topics anyone was interested in. You would think this would have been a time that you could take a short nap, but her talks were so interesting that not one person was napping or reading a book.
Estefi had been explaining about the olive industry and how some places still use the old ways of gathering the olives. She spotted olive trees near the road and wanted everyone to see them up close.
After we got back on the bus, we stopped in a little village called Salinas. We were divided up into smaller groups for our home hosted lunch. There were 7 in our group but we were lucky to have Rose with us as she could speak a little Spanish. I can't remember our hosts name but she was a single retired lady who has been doing the home hosted luncheons for 20 years. 
Besides having traditional Spanish food our host made sure we also tried traditional Spanish drinks.
She showed us through her home and told us how much she paid for the home.
Our next stop was on Costa del Sol coast, Malaga. Here's our local guide who gave us a walking tour of Malaga.
Malaga is the 6th most populous town in Spain.
It was a very clean city and the Mediterranean Sea beaches weren't crowded at all.
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga.
Malaga has a lot of history. Here's ruins from the Romans.
Here is the Alcazaba Arab Citadel which is located in Malaga.
Are we getting tired yet? Torremolinos is just a short ride away. I saw pictures of our Sol Don hotel on the internet. I think it had six swimming pools and a lot of different bands playing music.
Do you think Bill was happy with our room and balcony?
I was happy for another reason......
...........and here's why I was so happy, champagne and macaroons were in our room. Usually they leave chocolate and champagne but I love the macaroons.
And so ends another day's adventure in Spain. One thing I never mentioned but anyone that knows me will understand why I enjoy traveling with this company. Casual clothes are all you need to pack. No putting on different clothes just for dinner. It's not difficult to pack for almost three weeks when you only need shorts and tops.
Turtle Safely..........
Such an amazing tour. I can't believe you can cram so much cool stuff into one trip!!
ReplyDeleteYou could do this. Sometimes the trips have solo ones without an additional fee. The sister company now have solo women tours. Of course, you could also join us on our next trip in December.
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