Costa del Sol, Spain

After our snowy adventures in France we caught an Easy Jet flight down to the southern coast of Spain. To start with, there was nothing really easy about it. We flew out of Geneva on Easter Sunday thinking that no one would be at the airport – think again. By the time we returned the rental car we quickly realized that we were right in the middle of spring break for every family in the US, UK, France, Switzerland and Spain. The Geneva airport just wasn’t ready for it – people people people were sprawled out all over the floor throughout the terminal.

After a good test of patience waiting for the plane to arrive, we finally departed for Spain. EasyJet is a European version of Southwest, so the 50 families with kids boarded before us and we were about the last 10 people to board for open seating. No seats together but somehow we both got aisles. K picked the wrong seat, as a couple seating next to her took the next 2 hours to practice their affection towards each other. Unreal! This is the second time this has happened to K during our travels if this occurs again I am afraid she will be unable to keep silent.

The coast of Spain brought us sunshine, great views, sandy beaches, but other then that we were somewhat disappointed with how commercial the area is. There were many English speaking establishments and at times it almost seemed as if Espanol was the second language. We were warned by many this part of Spain did not provide the true Spain experience but the sun and sea drew us here anyway. We would not recommend this region if you are looking for a true Spain adventure.

All of that said our hotel was a lovely escape from the surrounding area. It sits directly on the beach with a lovely pool and great places to have breakfast and lounge about. It is a small boutique beach house with only ten rooms, if in the area we would highly recommend "The Beach House".

After a couple days we took a voyage down to Gibraltar. It made for some cool views of Africa and unbelievable wind, but we were really surprised by the amount of building on this small territory. The area is flooded with dozens of 10 story mid-rises which eliminate any chance of a waterfront view for much of the residents.

For a few more pictures of southern Spain take a look here...