Leaving home
27. heinäkuuta 2021, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Getting the show on the road: Making sure everything is packed, including all the paperwork (e.g. passports and vaccination certificates) and fitting everything nicely into the rather small trunk, soLue lisää
First things first
27. heinäkuuta 2021, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
When arriving in France, there's a couple of things you have to have right away. An Orangina is very high up on that list. 😂
Metz: first stop away from home
27. heinäkuuta 2021, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
After finding an affordable place to stay (not too hard nowadays with all the many apps and online services), we enjoyed a veritable feast at a local Bistro in Metz after enjoying the change ofLue lisää
Nantes: wine and cheese with friends
28. heinäkuuta 2021, Ranska ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
It wasn't the straightest line towards Spain, but our long time friends when we were living in Penang had recently moved back to France and this called for an impromptu visit. It felt like we had seenLue lisää
Reaching the Atlantic Ocean
29. heinäkuuta 2021, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After living in Southeast Asia for almost a decade and half the family originating from the other side of the Atlantic, it was a special moment to reach its shores from the European side.
San Sebastián: first night in Spain
29. heinäkuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
It was getting a bit harder to drive and we crossed the border later than anticipated, so we stopped a little sooner. We found a reasonably priced place in San Sebastián and enjoyed the little tourLue lisää
Start the day the Spanish way
30. heinäkuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A nice strong espresso or café con leche with a media luna (no, it's not a croissant, cause it is glazed with syrup) to start the day like we would back "home" in Argentina...
(Almost) stuck in the (narrow) past
30. heinäkuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Today we really noticed the lack of the air con in our car. After passing Madrid in the early afternoon, the outside temperature rose to 34°C and since it was impossible to drive 120 km/h with openLue lisää
Toledo: living history
30. heinäkuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Once settled and not worried about how to get around by car, we enjoyed an evening walk through this amazing historical town. Every corner is extremely photogenic and it's impossible to give more thanLue lisää
Through Quixote country
31. heinäkuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
On the way from Toledo to Málaga we passed through the country of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. On one of the hills in the distance there were so many windmills, I couldn't believe it. The sceneryLue lisää
Arriving in Málaga
31. heinäkuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
That's what it looks like when you haven't seen your cousin in almost a decade and suddenly turn up at their work place in the middle of the day...
Before we went to their home, we had to pass by theLue lisää
Lazy Sunday
1. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A relaxing Sunday with an unusually late lunch (17:45) because "las primas" - as we are now calling our cousin Lola and her partner Vale - had been working. In the evening they took us on a trip toLue lisää
Málaga: back at the beach, finally!
2. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
What should you be doing on a regular Monday? Go to the beach, of course! We enjoyed our first proper beach day since New Year's 2020 in Thailand, only the water temperature was a little challenging.Lue lisää
Getaway to Benalmádena
3. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
When there's a supermarket with Argentinian products, we have to go. So, after fixing our car's air con, we made our way to Benalmádena and bought the indispensable alfajores and dulce de lecheLue lisää
Torremolinos: cocktails
3. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
In the evening, las primas took us to a nice little gay bar, El Gato Lounge, at the sea side of Torremolinos, complete with cocktails, mariachis and evening mist.
#ElGatoLounge
Dumplings, beaches and asado
4. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Las primas wanted to taste our Asian cooking, so we went to work and made some dumplings, followed by an afternoon at the beach. In the evening, we were invited to an Argentinian party, where we hadLue lisää
Málaga: city tour
6. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Since it was a weekday and Vale had to work, Lola took us on a little walk through the historic centre of the city. We were happy to finish the tour with a cooling drink in the Café del libro.
A night out
6. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
After the usual problems finding a place to park the car in central Málaga, we dined with Lola and Vale at the regular Spanish dinner time - 11 pm...
Museo Picasso
7. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Making use of the morning to visit the Museo Picasso while las primas (or better "las tías") were taking the kids shopping. We saw the Picasso collection and a temporary exhibition: Miquel Barceló.Lue lisää
Cueva de Nerja
7. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Spectacular cave, just about an hour away from Málaga. We only got to see a small part of what must be a really huge system of natural caves in these mountains.
Nerja: the balcony of Europe
7. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
A breathtaking view of the Mediterranean sea from the traditional Spanish town centre high up on the cliffs.
Fun in rough seas
7. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Cooling off in the sea after the walk through town in the afternoon sun proved to be a little more difficult. A lot of caution was needed to not get crushed by the big waves, but the water was wayLue lisää
International meeting
7. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
How's that for bizarre: a Hungarian, an Argentinian and a German national who have worked together in Malaysia, are meeting in Spain for dinner...
#POWIIS
Good-bye lunch
8. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
To say good-bye to Málaga and our primas they took us to a place that specialises in all kinds of rice. We shared two incredibly tasty Paellas before we had to get on the road to Murcia.
#Arrozeando
Murcia: just a night
8. elokuuta 2021, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We left Málaga feeling a little sad, because we were going to miss Lola and Vale, and also, because it meant we were on our way back home, towards the end of our vacation. We stopped just one nightLue lisää