Malaga, Spain

Though many may have never heard of Malaga, Spain, it is actually a somewhat large city with a very large port that the company Maersk ships from. We began our journey of Malaga through its typical narrow shop lined streets. Malaga is heavily marketing itself as the center of the upcoming cultural festival “Malaga 2016” and has literally laid out the red carpet for this event and covered the sidewalks in red. After walking around the shopping area, we walked over to the bull fighting arena before heading to the man made beach for a break from all the walking. It was a little cool, so the locals were not out tanning as they were the last time we were here. We then made our way back to the city center, on foot as usual. By this time, our feet were killing us, but we got a great workout. Despite our fatigue, we toured a beautiful church that had recreated particular scenes from the life of Jesus Christ in life size figures in the windows. Although we intentionally skipped a few of the main sites because we had seen them on our last trip, we soon came across a familiar and exciting shop (and Aunt Linda’s favorite), Dunkin Coffee. It’s the same company as Dunkin Donuts back home, so we had to get a couple of treats for nostalgia’s sake. We continued to roam the streets and take in all that the city had to offer before heading back to the cruise ship. We have three more days at sea until we arrive in Venice, Italy where the next part of our trip will begin. Adios for now.


The red carpet in the shopping area


Kim in front of a fountain


Dunkin Coffee


Kim admiring the flowers in the shop window


The Malaga beach


Lorenzo outside the bullfighting arena


The Last Supper on display in the church