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Málaga

Our very last trip was to the city of Málaga.  While in Málaga, we toured another palace, which, to be completely honest, I totally forget the name of.  Nevertheless, it was just as beautiful as all the other palaces and teeming with plant life.  Our tour guide even showed us where Antonio Banderas stays when in Málaga, though I managed to not get the building in one single picture apparently.

Nuestra última excursión fue a la ciudad de Málaga.  Cuando en Málaga hicimos un tour por otro palacio, lo que no me acuerdo el nombre.  Sin embargo era tan hermoso como todos otros palacios y era llena de naturaleza.  Nuestra guía nos mostró donde vive Antonio Banderas cuando él está en Málaga.  Y aparentemente yo no pude sacar una foto de este edificio.







Afterwards, we went to the Picasso Museum, where we weren't allowed to take any pictures, which was fine by me because I'm not really a Picasso fan.  Even so, the experience was interesting to say the least.  I think my favorite part was the courtyard with the statue of Picasso because of all the beautiful trees- more jacaranda trees and Persian silk trees, the latter being an invasive species in actuality, but a beautiful one at that.

Después fuimos al museo de Picasso y no pudimos sacar ninguna foto.  No me molestó porque no soy una fanática de Picasso.  Aun así la experiencia era muy interesante por decir lo menos.  Creo que mi parte favorita era la plaza con la estatua de Picasso porque habían muchos árboles hermosos- más jacarandas y mimosas, y el último es una especie invasiva, pero es muy bonita.






When we finished touring, we all went to the beach and got some much needed rest and relaxation.


Cuando terminamos de hacer tour fuimos a la playa y descansamos.




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