My Spain adventure started in Malaga, where I met Ralph and we rented a little car.
I marked the places with red arrows.
We drove along the coast and had an ice cream and look around in Benalmadena Puerto where many yachts are ankered.
A bit further up north we looked at the Stupa Buddist Temple, and the view from there was breathtaking.
We stopped by a Butterfly house with amazing beautiful butterflies.
The next day we visited Ronda, a bigger more touristy town.
Another day we were visiting friends and having a party. More of the party here.
We drove amazing very winding mountain roads and visitied typical Spanish villages and a cork forest.
On my last day we all helped with the grape harvest.
One of Ralph’s friends has a vineyard and the grapes were ripe. It was so much fun! More here.
My favourite chair:
The mountain view
The beautiful road into Ralph’s village
and again such beautiful flowers everywhere.
I saw places, tourists see, I saw sleepy little villages, I went through roads not many tourists drive and could mix and smile at friendly Spanish people, as well as meeting and mixing with friends of Ralph.
I enjoyed being part of the community there and saw how life is in Spain.
All in all a wonderful holiday and I loved everything!
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When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive
to breathe,
to think,
to enjoy,
to love.
Marcus Aurelius .
Thank you for sharing your photos of your fun adventure, Ute!
It was a great holiday and I saw so much! Made great memories!
What a brilliant visit you had. Thank you for the links to Ralph’s blog to see more of the party and the grape harvest. all the best to you 🙂
Thanks, it was great and I enjoyed it so much!
Marcus Aurelius – the noblest Roman of them all
I agree, I would have loved to talk to him!
So pretty! I love that chair, and those lanterns! Love the houses set into the hilltops….love the hilltops! Oh wow, I think I’d love to go there one day.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
You should, it is really nice, and cheap… great for bargains.. 🙂
Oh….well, I’ll leave hubby at home then.
You did so much in such a short time. Amazing trip and it is good to see it all marked on the map. The butterfly house is fascinating especially I liked the photo with the butterflies on the bananas.
It was amazing in there, and the young man explaining it to us spoke 5 languages, wow.
Wow indeed!
beauiful post my friend Ute Ilike this wery much With love maxima
Thank you Stefan! It is a lovely country!
I agree with you my friend !
It’s truly amazing shots Ute and ooooh, I love that chair as well. Bring one with for me as well..heheheheh
Great post hon and so glad to see you are enjoying yourself. Have fun! 😀 *big hugs*
We can fit both on the chair and still have space, it is so big and comfy! Thanks so much Sophia!
hahahaha, you think? No, I want my own chair! *throws a floor tantrum*
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oh dear…… 🙂 I am sure we can come to some arrangement….. hehe
Whahahahaha! Bet you didn’t think I can throw a floor tantrum? LOL!
No I didn’t, I thought they are for 2 year olds… hehe
Now you know that a 50 year old can do it too…hahahaha
Great then I am qualified too….. 🙂
LOL! Now we can both do it when we feel like it … and blame it on our age. hahahaha
It looks wonderful, Ute!
It IS wonderful Michelle! 🙂
Wow Ute, what lovely pictures! I felt that I was there with you. The party (my favourite pastime of course! looked great, lovely food, wine & good company, what more could you want!) The butterflies were amazing and your time in the vineyards looked such fun. xx Hugs xx
I had an amazing 5 days with great people and stunning scenery. Well worth a visit. As it was my first time in Spain it blew me away as I didn’t know what to expect. Everything was just perfect and it was so much fun, a real holiday where I could forget everything for a while. I feel well refreshed now. Hugs to you Teresa!
Wow… brilliance.. Your pics and trip looks stunning. Seems like you have decided to hang on to Spain for a little while 🙂
Hugs 🙂
It was wonderful and I loved the warmth. Oh I will move on now and have these as wonderful memories, Mani. 🙂 hugs *
Breathtaking!!!
Absolutely!
Was für herrliche Fotos, da wäre ich jetzt auch gerne.
LG Mathilda ♥
Vielen Dank,es war so toll mit der Sonne. ☼
Stunning scenery! You were obviously very blessed to have the opportunity to visit Spain and get so much out of your time there. Your enjoyment shines through your words and photos. Absolutely wonderful, Ute.
Thank you I did thoroughly enjoy it.
I am really impressed at the way you have portrayed your visit to Spain in this post my friend. You covered everything including my chair (sorry .. your chair 😉 ). It must have taken you ages to draft especially selecting the lovely photographs. Thank you for the Trackbacks and your wonderful company Ute. Ralph xox 😀
Glad you like it, I really loved my time there and the people. Thank you so much for having me and showing me around. A fantastic holiday.
You are very welcome 😀
I just saw the picture link for this post at the bottom of your Punt post dear Ute and had to revisit it. It really does bring back good memories. Your round chair is just behind me. 🙂 ❤
Oh that chair was so comfy! I love remembering this time in Spain with you!
These are magnificent photos. It looks like it was a stunning time, and Ralph was an amazing host from the looks of it.
Glad you enjoyed it Ute.
It is a lovely country. Ralph showed me a lot. I had such a variety of different things to do. I really enjoyed it.
Excellent 🙂
I would think all of that beauty would be hard to leave. Makes me want to move
Move is a bit drastic, but holidays there is perfect. It is good to see other things in the holidays it makes you forget everything else.
What a beautiful country! So glad you got to visit it and Ralph. Lucky you! 🙂
indeed I am lucky!
Oh Ute! I used to live in Ronda and my children went to school there… it brought back some happy memories. I love Andalucía and I’m glad you enjoyed it as much as I do when I return there. Thanks for the lovely photos. Cath x
How lovely , you know Ronda, it is a beautiful town town with breathtaking views down. We had a great day there!
Yes, did you feel funny when you looked over the bridge? My stomach used to turn and I gripped onto my little ones clothes when they looked through the grills…. I hope it is not too touristy now. I remember when they first opened a McDonald’s there (near the bridge), there was outrage and the windows kept getting smashed… anyway, we still have friends there and keep returning from time-to-time. Love it!
I only held on tightly to my phone, which I used to take pictures. It is a deep drop and very dramatic. Mc Donalds is still there, but we ate at a Spanish place, near that square.
Great you can return there and enjoy it still from time to time!
I’m not surprised you held onto your phone – you wouldn’t have a chance if you dropped that! Thanks for the update on McDonalds…
I am so glad you had such a great time. The photos are magnificent!! I am quite sure he loved having you there. Hugs!!!
Thank you, the scenery is so stunning you have to take many pictures. It is just so different to the busy London, even though I love hat too!
I am sure they are both lovely in their own ways. Since I live in the country, I would love to see London. It seems so busy and fun.. 🙂 Sending you an email.
Hugs!
What a great trip. Looks like you had fun and made some wonderful memories!
I certainly did, meeting great people too!
Wow! Beautiful! Breathtaking! Looks like you had so much fun! So happy you were able to make the trip!
It was a beautiful holiday and I will remember it for a long time!
What a poolside view your friend has, Ute! Marianne of “East of Malaga” has a similar one. Glad you had such a great time. 🙂
Thanks it was great, and so much to see and do!
Stunning! Magnifico! Excelente! Thank you for sharing your spanish experience.
bueno…. I learnt 🙂 Thank you Seeker
I’m pleased that you had a blast, Ralph is a warm soul! Life is good when shared with friends!!
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It was reallly lovely, Sandra!
Beautiful Ute!
What a wonderful experience. I’m sure this is a trip that you will never forget.
Thanks for sharing your adventures with Ralph & Manny with us 🙂
{Bear Hugs}
RoSy it was great and I will cherish those memories.! Hugs!
Ralph said you had a great time. It looks amazing and the photos are incredible.
It was fantastic and I will have wonderful memories of it!
i enjoyed reading your visit with your friend, Ute. Lovely photos and looks like a dream vacation. Thanks for sharing. ☼HUGS!
It really was, one of the best I had! Thanks sunshine!
What wonderful pictures, Ute, and a wonderful way to share with us all. I almost feel like I’ve been there. What a great trip! It is truly a beautiful, magical place. 🙂
Ideed it is, very calm and relaxing, perfect for holidays!
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What wonderful narration & quotes to go w/the fab pictures, Ute! So many great views, but that Rhonda Bridge was I thought esp amazing! 😊
Thank you so much , it was amazing in real, rather stunning views . Thank you for visiting !