Rachel writing:
Monday we left Seville around 8:30 am and drove to Malaga. The drive was beautiful, rolling hills, olive orchards, vineyards, and wheat fields covered both sides of the highway the whole way to Malaga. So green and pretty. The mountains were beautiful and were even partly culitvated up the side. The kids watched "Frozen" for the 5th time since we left Doha. Miss A and Big E play out parts of the movie. Miss A is always Ana and Big E is always Elsa at her insistence.
Malaga was nice. We stopped at a beautiful park and let the kids play at the playground. There were parrots flying around among the trees. Very tropical feeling with all the beautiful plants around. The sun was hot and if we had brought swim suites, it would have been nice go for a swim, but as we found out in Nerja, (and we weren't surprised) the water was very cold. We ate lunch at a little restaurant at the beach.
Steve writing:
It was called Chiringuito Sicsu. I tried to order some paella, but the waiter told me it wouldn't be ready until 2:00. So I said, "What do you have?"
"Todo," he said. Everything.
"Okaaaay... how about fried octopus?"
"Mmmmm, no," he said and laughed. "This is a cheese shop, is it not?" I wanted to say.
Finally I got some swordfish steak with salad. Amelia practiced her ABC's, which she always sings as "A-B-C-D-F-G-E, next time won't you sing at me?" And I told her and Elliott an Ana story in which Ana fights a sand monster, and another in which she and Elsa vanquish a sunscreen stealing villainous octopus under the sea.
Rachel writing:
Then we drove to Nerja. Some of the drive wasn't planned as we missed an exit, but it was very scenic along the coast. The drive a bit farther inland was up higher than the road that went right along the coast and provided much more scenic views.
Nerja was great. It was very touristy, but fun. The outlook over the Med. Sea [called the Balcon de Europa] was beautiful. We got some treats at a little shop and then Steve managed to get the stroller down the very deep, steps to the beach. You can't be within sight of the Med Sea and not at least touch it. The water was so cold I wouldn't have gotten in more than my toes had I brought a swim suit. I just touched it with my hand. But there were people swimming in it.
Then we drove to Granada. The mountains on the way to Granada reminded me of the Rocky Mountains. Not as lush as the mountains on the way to Malaga.
We found the host of the place we stayed at through aribnb without trouble. He had a parking garage only for this apartment. It's an absolute nightmare to get into, but it's much cheaper than other parking and across the narrow street (think small European streets were one car can fit with out much trouble, but there isn't any more room, and some streets are too narrow for a car to go through at all.) The apartment is small but modern and cute. There is a loft with a full sized bed. Under the loft is a couch with folds into a bed. There is a small kitchenette and a washing machine. The street outside isn't much to look at, but the apartment is nice.
After we settle everything with the host (he showed us around the apartment and told us what we had available to us that he'd purchased just for us. He's the best host we've had using airbnb. He had a tourist map and showed us were we were in relation to the major sites. He also has a tourist book about Granada in Spanish and one in English for those who stay here. So nice!) We went to El Corte Ingles, which is a large department store with multiple levels. One of those levels is a grocery store. We bought food for all our meals and by the time we got home it was at least 7:30 and the kids didn't get to bed until 9. They handled the late night and late dinner (with lots of snacks before hand) quite well.
Monday we left Seville around 8:30 am and drove to Malaga. The drive was beautiful, rolling hills, olive orchards, vineyards, and wheat fields covered both sides of the highway the whole way to Malaga. So green and pretty. The mountains were beautiful and were even partly culitvated up the side. The kids watched "Frozen" for the 5th time since we left Doha. Miss A and Big E play out parts of the movie. Miss A is always Ana and Big E is always Elsa at her insistence.
Malaga was nice. We stopped at a beautiful park and let the kids play at the playground. There were parrots flying around among the trees. Very tropical feeling with all the beautiful plants around. The sun was hot and if we had brought swim suites, it would have been nice go for a swim, but as we found out in Nerja, (and we weren't surprised) the water was very cold. We ate lunch at a little restaurant at the beach.
Steve writing:
It was called Chiringuito Sicsu. I tried to order some paella, but the waiter told me it wouldn't be ready until 2:00. So I said, "What do you have?"
"Todo," he said. Everything.
"Okaaaay... how about fried octopus?"
"Mmmmm, no," he said and laughed. "This is a cheese shop, is it not?" I wanted to say.
Finally I got some swordfish steak with salad. Amelia practiced her ABC's, which she always sings as "A-B-C-D-F-G-E, next time won't you sing at me?" And I told her and Elliott an Ana story in which Ana fights a sand monster, and another in which she and Elsa vanquish a sunscreen stealing villainous octopus under the sea.
Rachel writing:
Then we drove to Nerja. Some of the drive wasn't planned as we missed an exit, but it was very scenic along the coast. The drive a bit farther inland was up higher than the road that went right along the coast and provided much more scenic views.
Nerja was great. It was very touristy, but fun. The outlook over the Med. Sea [called the Balcon de Europa] was beautiful. We got some treats at a little shop and then Steve managed to get the stroller down the very deep, steps to the beach. You can't be within sight of the Med Sea and not at least touch it. The water was so cold I wouldn't have gotten in more than my toes had I brought a swim suit. I just touched it with my hand. But there were people swimming in it.
Then we drove to Granada. The mountains on the way to Granada reminded me of the Rocky Mountains. Not as lush as the mountains on the way to Malaga.
We found the host of the place we stayed at through aribnb without trouble. He had a parking garage only for this apartment. It's an absolute nightmare to get into, but it's much cheaper than other parking and across the narrow street (think small European streets were one car can fit with out much trouble, but there isn't any more room, and some streets are too narrow for a car to go through at all.) The apartment is small but modern and cute. There is a loft with a full sized bed. Under the loft is a couch with folds into a bed. There is a small kitchenette and a washing machine. The street outside isn't much to look at, but the apartment is nice.
After we settle everything with the host (he showed us around the apartment and told us what we had available to us that he'd purchased just for us. He's the best host we've had using airbnb. He had a tourist map and showed us were we were in relation to the major sites. He also has a tourist book about Granada in Spanish and one in English for those who stay here. So nice!) We went to El Corte Ingles, which is a large department store with multiple levels. One of those levels is a grocery store. We bought food for all our meals and by the time we got home it was at least 7:30 and the kids didn't get to bed until 9. They handled the late night and late dinner (with lots of snacks before hand) quite well.
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