Pilates, beach, and a work marathon

Time flies, and there is only one month left of my on-the-job learning period here in Malaga. For me, the best part of working in the holiday apartment business is doing the check-ins and getting to meet people from many parts of the world and trying my best to make sure their holiday is Malaga starts of smoothly. In the process, I'm getting to know Malaga better myself day by day. The work is varied and rarely boring. It's also a bit stressful, because there's a ton of things to learn and you never know what problems you might encounter. As I'm still relatively new, there's a lot I don't know and need help with. Luckily a have very helpful collegues.

Starting from tomorrow, I will work nine days in row. To refuel my energies for the days ahead, I started my Wednesday off by finally signing up for a gym membership for the time I have left here. Going to a Pilates class after about a month's break was absolutely lovely - and a good 'refresher class' on how different body parts are called in Spanish :)

The rest of the day was spent relaxing at one of Malaga's many beaches, with hundreds, if not thousands, of other sunbathers. The Malagueta beach is the closest one to the city center, only about a 15 minute walk from Malaga´s main street, Marques de Larios. The central location makes the beach popular both among tourists and locals. During the first days of September, the temperature here has been around +30 C. Even though the peak season is over, the beaches are still full very day.

While Malaga's beaches are not the world's, or even Spain's, most impressive ones, they are nice enough and easily accessible. They also provide a decent amount of services. The Malagueta beach, for example, offers rental services of sunbeds and parasols, showers and public toilets, and a
playground for children. The beach restaurants, chiringuitos, are good places to try some fried fish and seafood, typical to this area.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Final days in Malaga

Image
This Friday was the last day of my on-the-job learning period here in Malaga, and on Sunday I will fly back to Helsinki. Last Sunday I had to move into a different apartment, because the room I had rented in the center was only available until the end of September. Living in the center was great for getting to know the city and the principal sights, and I enjoyed my short walk to work past the Picasso Museum and the Cathedral. However, living in the epicenter of the nightlife of Malaga above a bar can be a bit tiring, especially at weekends. But I learned to sleep with earplugs and survived. Also, now that I haven’t been living in the center, I’ve noticed that it’s easier to disconnect from work. When you work in tourism and live in the historical center a the city that’s full of tourists, you find it hard not to think about work even when you’re not working. Or at least this was my experience. If I come here again, I’ll try to choose my place to stay more carefully.
Read more

Trips from Malaga: Ronda

Image
Last weekend was my last free weekend during this on-the-job learning period, and wanted to finally visit Ronda. I have to admit that before coming to Malaga, I hadn't even heard about the town - something I now consider incredible. In Malaga, however, several people had told me that if I wanted to go somewhere outside Malaga, Ronda would be an excellent choice.  I knew Ronda was situated in a mountainous area, and had seen pictures of its exceptionally beautiful landscape and of its perhaps most emblematic feature, the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge). So, when I got off the bus after an hour and 45 minutes' journey from Malaga, my expectations were high. And I was not disappointed. I loved absolutely everything about Ronda: the people were friendly, the food was excellent, the air was fresh, and I could have stared at the landscape for hours. I even loved the hotel I stayed in ( Berlanga ), even though it was a bit far from the center, located in an industrial park ty
Read more

Malaga from a different perspective

Image
My well-deserved weekend was spent half on the beach and half on the town exploring some of Malaga's main sights. I started my Sunday by having my very favourite breakfast at the terrace of El Pimpi , one of Malaga's most famous and most traditional restaurants. This breakfast consists of toast with tomato paste and olive oil, a café con leche and a glass of natural orange juice. I have to say that I've had better versions of the tostada con tomate elsewhere, but breakfast is probably not what El Pimpi specializes in. The coffee, however, was good and the location left little to be desired. El Pimpi 's terrace is located just opposite to the oldest historical monument in Malaga, the Roman Theater, built in the 1st century AD and discovered in 1951. For many years, the theater was half-buried under the Casa de Cultura (Cultural Center). In 1995, a decision was made to abolish the Casa de Cultura , and after the excavation works and many years of resto
Read more