Malaga 2012

Dear readers,

I still owed you the photos of my birthday trip to Malaga, so here they are! Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed the trip! What a way to celebrate your 27th birthday, right? :) So thankful to my parents for giving me such a great gift for my birthday! Speaking of which, I threw another birthday party for my friends last week. Will post some photos of it soon!

Talk to you later!

Love, Melissa

Sitting on a terrace in the main shopping street of Malaga

We stayed at a friends house and loved their decor

Enjoying a walk down the beach

Malagueta: the name of the beach

Malaga's harbour

My mom, my sister Claudia and I

Visiting some friends in Entrerios (near Marbella) 

I also adored their interior

Walking the dog in a forest nearby the house

Lunch @ Club Mediterraneo de Malaga

Dinner with friends

Happy birthday to me...

Dear readers,

It's my birthday today...WOOHOO! :) I turned 27...I'm getting old!
Isn't October 2 just the best day ever? LOL! Especially when you're celebrating it in Malaga, Spain, which I am btw! 

Love, Melissa

Malaga!

Dear readers,

I am turning 27 this coming Tuesday, October 2 and as a pre-birthday gift my parents decided to give me a get-away to...MALAGA!

Honestly, I can REALLY use the time away to enjoy the sun, the beach, good food, some shopping, quality time with my family and who knows what else!

I am leaving today and I am going for 5 days, but I'll make sure to post regularly on this blog.

Talk to you soon and as always, if any of you have great tips for where to go in Malaga, let me know!

Love, Melissa

Semana Santa in Popayan!

Dear readers,

Remember my last post of Popayan, Colombia? If not, I promised I would write a post about Semana Santa in Popayan, also known as "holy week". The procession in Popayan is the biggest in Colombia and the second biggest of Latin America, so it is quite the experience. I thought it was so honourful of the people to walk the processions and aside from that I really found it beautiful, especially the music and the statues that are carried by the people. To have an impression of this festivity, here some photos:

My nephew hanging prominently on the wall in a hotel :) This picture was made the year before during the processions for the children.

Photo taken inside the church from where the statues are carried out

My brother-in-law carrying a statue!

As you can tell from the pictures, during the procession the story of Jesus Christ is told through the statues. The statues itself are by the way VERY heavy, but the people who carry them feel honoured to do so. That is why there is a long waiting list of people who want to carry the statues.

Since it is a holy week you can watch the processions every day starting from Tuesday until Sunday. Also, on Wednesday there is the children procession which is really nice to see. Unfortunately, since it was raining this year I could only see part of it.

That's it for today's post! Just wanted to give you an insight of what the processions during the holy week are all about! Oh and, if you ever have the chance to see a procession for yourself, DO SO...it is worth it! I know that the ones in Spain, in Colombia and in Guatemala are the nicest and the biggest ones :)

Love, Melissa

Adios!

Dear readers,

In 2 hours I'm headed to the airport for a business trip, this time it's to Spain. First stop will be in Alicante and from there I will go to Malaga. I'll be back this Sunday, so don't be surprised if you don't see any posts these coming days! You now know why!

Can't wait to enjoy the sun for a bit and eat great tapas!

See you soon!

Love, Melissa