Fancy being on the costa-del-sol!!! Went to the beach this morning and again this afternoon. The sand is coarse and brown, and leaves a little stain on the feet. As warned, the water is quite cold too but not unwelcome in this heat. We are in the old town and not far from the beach, though Connor didn't come. Its very pleasant I told him and bikini tops seem both optional and rare (I think he will be coming for a swim tomorrow).
Later this afternoon we went to the Cathedral which is huge,
then we went to the Roman theatre and up the old Arab fort, La Alcazaba. Sounds like a good tapas toast - "up your old Arab fort" or just "alcazaba" after one or two mojitos.
Lots of climbing but very interesting. We thought we could cut across from there to the Castillo Gibralfaro, a later reconquista castle right at THE TOP of the bloody hill/mountain. But no we had to go down and climb all the way back up again, plus more. Great view and really interesting when we got there. By the way does anyone know what smart arses 15yr olds are when climbing thousands of stairs? Not in an upfront obtuse way, more in the 'waiting patiently' and 'doing extra little unnecessary side-climbs while waiting' kind of way.
Had to stop for a drink and tapas on the way back to the apartment. Oh!
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