Malaga/Marbella!

Over my Spring break I was able to travel to Malaga and Marbella.  My two best friends Jillian and Elan traveled from Israel and met me in Malaga.  We spent Tuesday April 3^rd in Malaga.  After we arrived, we put our luggage in the hotel and then, went for a walk to roam the streets of Malaga.  We walked for about two hours.  We walked all the way down to the port area, which was very clean and beautiful.  Everything was going great until, on our way back to our hotel, we noticed a very large crowd of people throughout the streets.  Then, we noticed that it was some sort of holy parade going on.  It turned out to be Semana Santa de Malaga, which is a very big holiday in Malaga.  Throughout the streets stood people in long cloaks carrying candles and parading with large statues of Jesus.  We were certainly shocked that we were caught in the middle of this and that we were in Malaga at such an important time.  Although it was not what we were expecting, it turned out to be very interesting.  We learned about a new holiday that we did not even know existed.  Finally, we made our way through the crowd and made it back to our hotel.  The next day we went to Marbella.  Marbella has the most beautiful beaches and it is a great place to vacation in Spain.  We were able to walk around and go to several restaurants and shops in Puerto Banus.  Our trip was very relaxing and enjoyable.