Our day in Malaga

Malaga is a city on the Costa del Sol in Spain. It is about 80 miles North of Africa. It was founded by the Phoenicians in 770 BC and named Malaka. From the 6th century BC it was under th rule of the Carthaginians. Then, from 218 BC, it was ruled by the Romans. It was named Malaca. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was under Islamic domination as Malaqah for 800 years. In 1487, it again came under Christian rule.  The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras display a history of more than 3000 years.

We visited Malaga on April 8th. It was our third land stop during our Transatlantic cruise and the second time we have visited. The last time was in 2014 when we did a guided tour. We started with a Hop On Hop Off tour that took us around the city. We sat on the top of the bus and when we were driving around I looked out and saw Carol and Martin. The tour took us to Gibralfaro Castle at the top of the hill. There were amazing views. Dad and I hopped off the bus and explored the castle. We saw Carol and Martin again at the Castle. We got back on the bus and met Mom at the next stop where the Roman Theater was located. We went to lunch at Bottega del Pimpi and had a really good lunch. Then we walked across the street to the Roman Theater. When we were walking through the theater I saw a cat, it made me sad because I miss Pumpkin, my cat back home. We took some pictures and sat in the theater listening to music. Then we went shopping a bought some postcards. Then it was time to get back on the ship to travel to Cartegena.