This year the Christmas holidays have been special, since I purchased a small apartment in Spain. Everything happened fast. We found a nice small new duplex to be sold and in less than a week everything was done. I had some problems with the bank transfer, and we had already planified the trip to Andalucia, so we eventually were in a hurry, but I finally was able to sign before being back to Munich and get into the apartment. Empty, dirty, without light or water, but really nice. I never thought I could buy an apartment in Zaragoza, but such is life!
Apart from that, we were in Southern Spain, in Cordoba and Granada. Very nice cities, really worth a visit. And both cities, even being pretty close, are quite differente. Córdoba was in the year 1000, during the Muslim period, the biggest city in Europe. It's quite clear that these glorious times disappeared when the city was conquered by the Christians. Nowadays, taking apart the modern part of the city, it seems to be a "big village" in which the great past was forgotten... except for the Mosque. It's really a wonderful building, one of the most impressive ones I have ever seen. And a real mixture of cultures, in which the Christian and Muslim cultures are really together and supperposed.
Granada is also a very historical city, the capital of the last Muslim state in the Iberian Peninsula. The memory of those times is still very present, with several references throuout the city about the Catholic Kings (who are buried in there), Colon and the Muslim period. And of course the Alhambra is still there. Absolutely worth the visit, and as in the Córdoba's Mosque, with a strange, funny, wonderful, ridiculous mixture of Muslim and Christian cultures. The city is somehow very different to Cordoba, much more "preppy" and a real city than Cordoba. Very close cities, but they produce a very quite different impression.
Of course I was also home, with my family. It's always nice to be back home, but specially at Christmas. And yes, I have eaten too much, but now I'm trying to be back to my ideal weight, eating well, doing sport and trying to have again a healthy life. I enjoyed it a lot, so I don't have to regret it! I stayed in my brother's apartment, which makes a big difference from being at my parents' home. This is very small, not much space, not much freedom... it's a great solution but my brother usually rents the apartment, so we'll have to see what we do for the next time. But even if it could look "naive" I really love being at my parents' home for the Three Wise Men day (Día de Reyes).
Apart from that, I was also some days in Bilbao, and of course, I was for Santo Tomás, a day in which a rural market is installed in the city center, giving a really different aspect to the city. I always enjoy it and whenever I can I go to Bilbao this day.
So this is more or less the "summary" of my holidays. This time it was nice, special, long but short... However, I also enjoy being back to the routine, it's nice being back to Munich and seeing all my friends again. Next week it'll be my birthday, so we are planifying the birthday party. A good way not to be depressed after holidays! And of course, I'm already thinking of my next trips, holidays, parties. Life goes on!! :)
Of course I was also home, with my family. It's always nice to be back home, but specially at Christmas. And yes, I have eaten too much, but now I'm trying to be back to my ideal weight, eating well, doing sport and trying to have again a healthy life. I enjoyed it a lot, so I don't have to regret it! I stayed in my brother's apartment, which makes a big difference from being at my parents' home. This is very small, not much space, not much freedom... it's a great solution but my brother usually rents the apartment, so we'll have to see what we do for the next time. But even if it could look "naive" I really love being at my parents' home for the Three Wise Men day (Día de Reyes).
Apart from that, I was also some days in Bilbao, and of course, I was for Santo Tomás, a day in which a rural market is installed in the city center, giving a really different aspect to the city. I always enjoy it and whenever I can I go to Bilbao this day.
So this is more or less the "summary" of my holidays. This time it was nice, special, long but short... However, I also enjoy being back to the routine, it's nice being back to Munich and seeing all my friends again. Next week it'll be my birthday, so we are planifying the birthday party. A good way not to be depressed after holidays! And of course, I'm already thinking of my next trips, holidays, parties. Life goes on!! :)
!! The "roscos" are the best !! :-P
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