Just fell in love with Nerja

I can’t just describe it with words what makes me say this. But I’m so so soo glad I spent the 4,52 on a busticket to this beautiful town. Even if it’s more like citysized, its flair is like in a very small town by the sea. It’s a bit on top of some cliffs so around almost every corner of the narrow streets with white buldings you can have a look at the sea. Or enjoy it at one of the super-chilled beaches around the coast of Nerja. I’m sure there’s a nice tranquil and comfortable spot for everyone - Hippies included plus feeling the good vibes (:

First I was hesitating to go to Nerja but now I can say I don’t regret it at all! I think I could easily spend a week there, trying all the beaches, restaurants and walking around the white city.
AND there’s also an advice to my future self (especially on travel) : Visit the places in the afternoon to evening light! Trust me, because there’s no such thing as a white houses glancing in orange sunset light.

You've got the same opinion as me on cities in orange evening light?

Tell me which of them you like best :)

Going for a ride is always a good idea

So I decided to rent a bike this morning and it turned out to be the best idea since I arrived in Malaga! I got a dark green one that was a bit too small for me and that I also had some trouble driving,  but it was ok for a few hours. I started driving east from Malaga and came along a few playas I can highly recommend if you are looking for some more relaxing and quiet beaches during the summer time. In the morning when I started my ride, it wasn’t so hot and crowded at all. While comfortably driving I  just sent some snaps for my friends to see that will hopefully maybe make them a bit jealous because who wouldn’t like to be at the beach asap?

Something really funny happened to me while driving along the promenade. When I was passing through a pavilion of a chiringuito and a man had to step aside to let me through, he said something like:

“Eh, la vuelta a España en bici“ - on a trip around Spain only by bike

And I was like: “Eh, no thanks, not with this one anyway, but thanks for the tip, maybe I’ll do it one day”…this response I only had in my mind and not saying it out loud of course :)

What was your funniest bikeride you ever did? And was it during your holidays, maybe also with a rented bike? I'm curious for your stories!

MalagArt

While still in Malaga I was visiting the CAC which is a museum of contemporary art located by the river and the port. The entrance is totally free so I had to give it a go!

And it was absolutely worth it. The art inside was exactly my taste. There were silkscreenprints by Andy Warhol and DFACE and there were also some crazy sculptures like a skeleton sitting in an edge as tall and long as the hall was high. You get to see pretty much cool stuff for like…nothing. Also when you step outside the CAC there is art at the sidewalls of the dry canal (that is actually only dry in the summer). I like ‘barrios’ like this one where you can find graffiti pieces of every kind and size around every corner.

So are you such a big streetart fan as me? Do you even like modern art?

Here I am. En Malaga y la quiero mucho!

 

As I stepped out of my kind of dirty but also very nice hostelroom, I found myself in a city that I would have never imagined to be so beautiful! I’m only one step away from the old town and city center. And all I can say so far is that the cities (okay I have recently been to only one of them one day) in southern Spain really have a lot of character, beauty and overall FLAIR.

And I now have the next few days to discover ‘todo’. Next to my apartment is the ‘Alcazaba’, a very old castle with lots of history. My friendly host recommended me some places to visit in the city and the only thing is that I can’t wait! But now I just need to sit down a little and sleep cause I didn’t get enough of that last night. One more thing that is also very beautiful about here is that the immense heat of 38 degrees actually doesn’t feel like it because of the wind that comes from the sea. Ohh the sea, I’m gonna head there tomorrow, too!