Out & about :)

This past Saturday, Juanmi and I spent the day in Almerimar, a little resort town on the coast to the west of Almería. We found a cheap apartment for rent (the price was cheap but the apartment was incredibly new and modern) and randomly decided to go on a spur-of-the-moment trip. Almerimar is really touristy and has not, from the looks of it, been around very long. It appears to be the result of the construction boom that took place before the present economic crisis as it is mostly hotels built on beautiful green golf courses (green is a rarity here) and houses that are only occupied in the summer when people come for vacation.

After a 2 and a half hour trip in 2 different buses to get to place that's only like 40 minutes away (way to go, Spain) we spent the afternoon just wandering around checking the place out. Then, before we went to dinner, Juanmi made me Carpaccio because I had never tried it. It's really thinly sliced raw beef which he served with onions, a bit of cheese, and a drizzle of olive oil. Not bad for being raw beef haha.

After our appetizer, which as you can see was more like a small meal than an appetizer, we went to dinner at an Italian restaurant down by the port which was really good and surprisingly cheap.

On Sunday, instead of messing with trying to catch the bus back to Almería, Juanmi's parents came to check out the apartment, pick us up, and we then spent the afternoon with them.

We went to eat lunch at a little tapas place in Aguadulce (Almería's neighboring town) called Stilo Campo--delish!--and then we drove back to Almería where Juanmi's dad insisted that we go up to the top of el cerro de San Cristóbal, St. Christopher's hill, where he used to take Juanmi and his brother when they were little. The views were INCREDIBLE. You can see literally ALL of Almería. Check out the panoramic below in full size by clicking on it.

After leaving there, we went and bought some typical Spanish desserts and went back to his house to enjoy them with a cup 'o tea. It was a nice, relaxing, and fun little Sunday :)