blogging from torremolinos..
Saturday 26 november 2005 4:53am s’pore time
9:53pm spain time
todae was much traveling time. Stopped at this town of Malaga where I was treated to the sight of the incredibly breathtaking cathedral. Huge. Towering above me. A reflection power and majesty of the divine.
By the way, its very common in spain to have their siesta all yr round. This is when all work stops for the afternoon and pple take the half day off every day to enjoy life. this happens every day. Yes weekdays included. Its not so serious in the bigger cities like Barcelona and Madrid, but in the smaller, more rural areas, the city during their siesta period is like a dead deserted town. But in the evening, everything resumes back to normal and everything is lively once again. And they stop work once again at 9. start work late.. around 10. gd life. 4 seasons yr round holiday. Pace of life is very slow.
And Malaga cathedral also not excluded. Closed for the siesta. What the hell? Church also got holiday…here the priest also gd life la. So unfortunately becoz of this we couldn’t get a glimpse of the magnificent interiors that the glorious exteriors of the cathedral promises.
After that was a 15 min drive to torremolinos where we r staying for the night. Nice quiet town. Very cozy. Parents went out walking to shop for souvenirs, but I decided to stay in hotel room to do some drawing. Did a copy of one of velaquez’s paintings, of which a poster hangs in my hotel room. Progress was quite fast. Surprisingly. They came back 2 hrs later I just completed already.
And the view out of my hotel room is dam nice. Its very conveniently located, and look out and u can see the old streets. And our hotel name is Cervantes, after the author who wrote don Quixote. Looks plain on the outside, but the rooms r very nicely furnished. Got that 16th century feel to it. Even our hotel door is this nicely carved oakwood door wif this antique brass knob in the middle. And the room is decorated wif the famous works of the Spanish 16-18th century masters, Velasquez, goya and el Greco. Nice. And had dinner downstairs in the hotel. Was a buffet. Very gd food. Great day today.
alvin ong dozed and watched the sawdust trampled night @ 10:03 PM
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