h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Tonight I´m in Almeria, a lovely city by the sea - spent the afternoon wandering around the gardens and walls of the Alcazaba - an ancient muslim-built fortress. Got a bit sunburnt - it had to happen eventually!

Yesterday I was in Cartagena, another lovely coastal town, with a history going back to the Romans - really interesting. There was a museum about the Spanish Civil War as well - interesting, but not much context and a little superficial in the effort to be bilingual (altho I can´t really complain about being able to understand!).

The day before I caught a ferry across to a curious place called La Manga del Mar Menor (the sleeve of the small sea), which is a narrow spit of land separating Mar Menor from the Mediterranean. The guide book with told me this didn´t mention that it is also lined (almost end to end) with high-rise hotels and apartments! It would be a lovely place to stay tho - more beaches than you can point a stick at, clear water, lovely scenery (and high-rises...), nice weather... Altho I bet in summer all the beaches are still full!

Anyway, enough for now, more soon!