Band Perry Concert and Malaga, Spain

Hey all!

Sorry for the late post but Sam and I have been settling back into studying for finals weeks. We both have our first ones today but at least that means one less until we come home!

Last week we did a few fun things :) On Wednesday, we went into Dublin to see the Band Perry! This is an American country band from Alabama so it was nice to hear some country accents. The band was AMAZING and put on such a good show. Sam and I had a great time :)

On Friday, we left for our last European venture to Malaga, Spain. It is the 6th largest city in Spain although we thought it was really small and we could easily walk everywhere. It's on the southern tip of Spain and has a large port and about 3 miles of beach. Needless to say, Sam and I were in heaven :) It was warm and sunny the whole time! After we got there and checked into our hostel, we quickly went through all of the touristy things there are to do in Malaga. We saw the Cathedral and decided to go there for mass on Sunday, we went to the house where Picasso grew up and the Picasso Museum, and we climbed up to the Alcazaba and Castilla Gibralfaro. We could see the whole city from there and got some beautiful pictures. After that we got some tapas and a glass of wine and headed back to the hostel for the night.

Catedral de Malaga

Catedral de Malaga

View of the port from the Castle

Sam and I with our tapas and wine :)

On Saturday, we put on capris, t-shirts, flats, and sunglasses and headed to the beach! We went wandering and shopping on the way stopping at the pretty gardens and looking at all of the tourist stands. Then we went through the port and scoped out all of the restaurants on our way to the beach. We walked in the sand for a bit then found a little beach shack and ordered a pitcher of sangria and some chocolate crepes and just enjoyed the sun and the waves. Later, we had a really nice dinner at the port with a bottle of wine and dessert too :)

Palm trees!

More palm trees!

The port where we will park our yachts one day ;)

Sangria and chocolate crepes :)

At night while we were having dinner

We woke up early on Sunday and went to mass, did some final shopping, and checked out of the hostel. Then we went back to the port and sat in the sun reading for a long time. After a final meal and an ice cream cone by the water, we had to say goodbye to our beautiful little spot and head to the airport. It was a wonderful vacation that Sam and I needed before the craziness of finals. We both agreed it was our favorite trip :)

Inside the Cathedral

Last view of the port with the Cathedral in the background

 Now we're back in Dublin and preparing for our 2 weeks of finals but by Wednesday of next week we will both be done. All we will have to do then is pack all of our stuff (no small feat) and make our flight on Saturday morning. We can't wait to see you all in 11 days!!

Love and miss you,
~Emily and Sam