Monday, we left pretty early to hit the road. We got a rental car, which I was pretty nervous about, knowing how crazy the drivers are here. We headed east, driving for a while before hitting a town called Arcos de la Frontera. It was a cute town, but very hilly and with very narrow roads. We walked around, taking some photos and exploring before deciding there wasn’t much to see, so we got back in the car. The next place we drove through was the natural park of Grazalema. It was gorgeous. Everything was so green and lush. There were mountains and hills and windy roads. We stopped at an overlook to have some lunch. This was such a beautiful park. After a while, the park began to get much drier, as most of Spain is, so it wasn’t as pretty anymore. The northern border of Spain is very green and is supposed to be really beautiful. I would love to go there if I had more time here, because the rest of Spain is not very pretty. Anyway, after making it through the park, we reached a small town named Zahara, but the roads were even narrower and steeper, so we didn’t spend much time there. Then, once we left Zahara, we were on the main stretch to our final destination for the day: Ronda. When we reached Ronda, we found a lovely little town with lots of shopping and places to eat. Once we had parked and walked a little further, we found a beautiful view off of a bridge. We were staring at gorgeous mountains and valleys and waterways. It was such a pretty sight. Later, we found our hotel in the older part of town – a sort of modernized B&B. It was so cute – the employees were charming and our room was super nice. We soon went back out to see more of the town, take photos, and do some shopping. There were tons of fun shops and I found a dress in addition to some gifts. After shopping, we got dinner at a pizzeria, but while we were eating, it started pouring cats and dogs. So once we were finished, we had to book it back to the hotel through the cold rain. I decided I really like Ronda. It’s small and cute and beautiful at the same time.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Día Once: Conducir y Ronda.
Monday, we left pretty early to hit the road. We got a rental car, which I was pretty nervous about, knowing how crazy the drivers are here. We headed east, driving for a while before hitting a town called Arcos de la Frontera. It was a cute town, but very hilly and with very narrow roads. We walked around, taking some photos and exploring before deciding there wasn’t much to see, so we got back in the car. The next place we drove through was the natural park of Grazalema. It was gorgeous. Everything was so green and lush. There were mountains and hills and windy roads. We stopped at an overlook to have some lunch. This was such a beautiful park. After a while, the park began to get much drier, as most of Spain is, so it wasn’t as pretty anymore. The northern border of Spain is very green and is supposed to be really beautiful. I would love to go there if I had more time here, because the rest of Spain is not very pretty. Anyway, after making it through the park, we reached a small town named Zahara, but the roads were even narrower and steeper, so we didn’t spend much time there. Then, once we left Zahara, we were on the main stretch to our final destination for the day: Ronda. When we reached Ronda, we found a lovely little town with lots of shopping and places to eat. Once we had parked and walked a little further, we found a beautiful view off of a bridge. We were staring at gorgeous mountains and valleys and waterways. It was such a pretty sight. Later, we found our hotel in the older part of town – a sort of modernized B&B. It was so cute – the employees were charming and our room was super nice. We soon went back out to see more of the town, take photos, and do some shopping. There were tons of fun shops and I found a dress in addition to some gifts. After shopping, we got dinner at a pizzeria, but while we were eating, it started pouring cats and dogs. So once we were finished, we had to book it back to the hotel through the cold rain. I decided I really like Ronda. It’s small and cute and beautiful at the same time.
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