Eviva Espagna!

Normally, we should have taken a trip to Albania early in July. Regretfully, due to my surgery, we had to cancel this trip because I was still not strong enough to travel. To console ourselves, we booked a trip to Spain for the middle of August.

Our destination was Malaga at the Costa del Sol. There are direct flights from Brussels airport, which makes it easy. From Malaga airport it was only a quarter of an hour by taxi to our hotel in Fuengirola. The Higuron Hilton is really something. A big complex with hotel, villa's and flats. We had a suite in the Leiro tower. The hospitality was superb! We were warmly welcomed, found lots of welcomin surprises in our suite, like champagne and chocolate sweets.

Our main goal was to relax, but of course we didn't spend all our time at the infinity pool. We took a trip to see Malaga and environs, and also went to Granada to visit the Alhambra. It was a very relaxing time. When we returned home, it was a big change from the sunny and warm weather at the Costa del Sol. Here it a lot colder, and it rains regularly. Luckily for us, we are looking forward to a trip to Morocco.

Exploring Montenegro

 We have just returned from a trip to Montenegro, one of the former parts that once made Yugoslavia. We stayed in Podgorica, the capital city. It's in a deep valley, not directly at the coast but ideally situated to visit other places. From there you can ride to Tirana (Albania) or Sergbia and Croatia.

The stay at the hotel was quite cheap. All in all, everything was cheap in Montenegro. Unfortunately, it won't stay that way because Montenegro has applied for membershipt of the EU. They already have the Euro. 

We made several excursions to places in the mountains and at the coast. We had a great time there, mostly sunny days with temperatures around 35° Celsius. Only one day we had thunderstorms in the morning and late evening. 

I could eat well and had no other problems. Slowly on the mend, that is. It felt nice to at last see some sun, as the weather in Belgium  has been bad, more like autumn. And it doesn't look as if it's going to improve!