We took the advice of Adam Duritz and the Counting Crows and did a "Holiday in Spain" and it was worth it! Viva Espana!
We decided to not do a big city and stayed in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. Marbella is on the Mediterranean and is a laid back tourist town. We stayed in a little botique hotel called the Villa Marbella which is run by a Brazilian named Marco. It was in the old town and perfect for our long weekend getaway!
Here is Chad in the breakfast and common area in the main building (we stayed in another building a few doors down).
Lately, we've been pretty bad about planning our trips in advance and have just gone with it when we get where we're going! This was the case for Marbella. We needed a break from a busy time at work and enjoyed having some good meals, enjoying the warm weather, and checking out the towns. On day one, we tasted some great tapas and did some walking along the sea side.
Chad on the rocks!
The photo is deceiving because as sunny and beautiful as it looks, these sun bathers were brave soles! It was a little too windy and chilly for us but still pretty in the sunshine!
The cute Villa Marbella! It was a great place because they were so helpful. Marco gave us great directions of what we should do on our second day because we rented a car. We took a trip up into the mountains to see the town of Ronda and the white villages.
Here I am along the way up to Ronda overlooking the beautiful scenery! Oh and I just got my hair chopped off! It's already grow a lot!
Ronda is an old city that is built on some amazing cliffs. We took tons of photos from different spots all over the city. These better be worth it because we paid a few Eruos a piece to enter this garden and view point!
Talk about serious photography - Chad is catching on and learning how to take a good photo. I had to capture the moment and catch him in action. I might add that it was extremely windy and a little scary to be standing where he was next to the cliff. Obviously, he didn't trust me out there!
Here is a neat one of the main bridge in town, Puente Nuevo, which means New Bridge. It's not so new though because it was built in the 1700's!
And here is a look out over the cliffs from the Puente Nuevo.
We also went to visit the bullring, which is the oldest in Spain and is still used today. There were no bulls there when we went to visit and I liked it that way! It was pretty impressive!
View from the second level!
After our funfilled day in Ronda, we headed back down the curvy roads towards Marbella and stopped along the way to see the many beautiful white villages along the way.
On thing that I didn't get a good photo of is the parades that they have
The photo is deceiving because as sunny and beautiful as it looks, these sun bathers were brave soles! It was a little too windy and chilly for us but still pretty in the sunshine!
Another beach shot with the Spanish flag.
The cute Villa Marbella! It was a great place because they were so helpful. Marco gave us great directions of what we should do on our second day because we rented a car. We took a trip up into the mountains to see the town of Ronda and the white villages.
Here I am along the way up to Ronda overlooking the beautiful scenery! Oh and I just got my hair chopped off! It's already grow a lot!
Ronda is an old city that is built on some amazing cliffs. We took tons of photos from different spots all over the city. These better be worth it because we paid a few Eruos a piece to enter this garden and view point!
Talk about serious photography - Chad is catching on and learning how to take a good photo. I had to capture the moment and catch him in action. I might add that it was extremely windy and a little scary to be standing where he was next to the cliff. Obviously, he didn't trust me out there!
Here is a neat one of the main bridge in town, Puente Nuevo, which means New Bridge. It's not so new though because it was built in the 1700's!
And here is a look out over the cliffs from the Puente Nuevo.
We also went to visit the bullring, which is the oldest in Spain and is still used today. There were no bulls there when we went to visit and I liked it that way! It was pretty impressive!
View from the second level!
After our funfilled day in Ronda, we headed back down the curvy roads towards Marbella and stopped along the way to see the many beautiful white villages along the way.
On thing that I didn't get a good photo of is the parades that they have
And to round it all out, we had to have a dinner of paella (duh!) It was very good and I was able to indulge - they actually had some without prawns!
So that was our Easter weekend in Spain! Good times yet again! Adios! xoxox
So that was our Easter weekend in Spain! Good times yet again! Adios! xoxox
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