Spain, day three...Nerja

Friday morning we took a crowded city bus (we got a few looks for having big luggage with us on such a packed bus, at which point we decided that for the rest of the trip anytime we had our luggage with us, we'd use a taxi) to the bus station for our ride to Nerja. The drive was so beautiful, as we got to see lots of countryside from mountains, to a long stretch a long the coast!

I love the random towns that just look white hills. So pretty!
We arrived in Nerja and took a taxi to our hotel, the Perla Marina. Since we would only be in Nerja for one night, and we were very "economical" about our Granada and Sevilla hotels, we decided to splurge in Nerja. Hotel Perla Marina brags about being a gorgeous 4-star hotel with a great location, so we couldn't wait. We were pretty disappointed. We paid extra for a room with a view of the ocean and a balcony, and we were on the first floor, with the patio covering for the outdoor dining blocking our view. Oh well. We didn't spend much time in the room anyhow.
The beach outside of our hotel

Um, this was not an uncommon sight. Be lucky I took a pic of him...all the ladies were 60 and topless!






We went to the Balcony of Europe
Cute little naked German brother and sister.
I thought this was cool pic with the palm trees behind him.



We liked this part of the trip okay, but it wasn't our favorite. I know it doesn't look like it, since it's sunny, but it was very cold. Also, we didn't feel like we were in Spain anymore, because everyone was there (it seemed like even the workers) were British or German. This is a big "holiday" hot spot, and lots of Europeans go here during the summer for a month or so. We heard very little Spanish spoken and it wasn't very "cultural" but it was a nice relaxing stop in the middle of the busy week.