The land of el toro.....the bull.....
Yes....Spain.....this picture was taken outside the bullring in Ronda....they still fight the bulls...one of the most dishonourable one sided fights you are likely to see once you leave the Grouse shoot here in the UK....
We flew in to Malaga.....luckily we had a hire car and headed to the luxury villa at Almogia about 15 miles inland...
....I relaxed for a while, allowing them to unpack....
We soon headed out to the famous cliff face walk...the Caminito del Rey....
I'm safely on the updated new walk...
...but over my right shoulder is the old walk that people used to fall off!..
over my left shoulder is the train track that goes through the mountin....
...and heres a piture of some looneys walking the old path...!
...from the sublime....to....
....enough said.....mind you...in times of need....!
So we visited Malaga for a bit of culture...yes....its not just sand and...er....sand...we visited the fabulous Alcazaba....a Moorish castle basically...the enemy would have been slaughtered endlessly trying to attack it....and for many years they were....
...its like a small version of the Alhambra in Granada...
Awayday to the cosmopolitan town of Antequera...very nice...and a splendid Spanish meal in the small square was enjoyed.....
El Torcal, a small nature reserve....or natural park....one of the most impressive 'karst' formations in Europe....
...and because its in the Sierra del Torcal range....a rather impressive...
....view.....
....and back to Ronda....and the thing that all the tourists go for....the bridge.....
Hemmingway....spent a lot of time here in Ronda...a few of his books include references to both the town and bullfighting, which he loved....so he and I might be in the same league, but I am above him...heh heh...
....and a visit to....
....and a bit of Monkey ice cream too....
....and here I am not making an ass of myself on a donkey....
