Almeria

After I got back to the Tourism School from my field trip, I headed to the bus station and bought a one-way ticket to Almeria.

One of my best friends from State, Bobby (Nighthawk), is studying abroad there and I finally got to visit!

Yesterday, Nighthawk showed me around the city. Our first stop was the fanciest Mercadona, the same grocery store I frequent in Murcia, but this one was built inside an old train station so it was two stories tall!

We bought just enough food to last us through Tuesday morning when I go home to Murcia--plus some Spanish Edition M&Ms because I couldn't resist.

They have the coolest trees in Almeria--they're all groomed to be circular!

And thus, they have cool shadows.

It's been so windy here that it's almost hard to walk!

 We put on some warm clothes and set out to brave a windy day in Almeria. We found a cool photography museum and spent some time learning about Spanish history. We found an interesting bar and vintage store (they were attached) that Bobby had been looking for since the beginning. We meant to order some tea and coffee, but their machine was broken.

Inside the vintage bar; intersting Medusa-esque painting

Inside the photography museum

Tiles on the ground outside the photography museum

I enjoyed the interesting landscaping, pretty architecture, and lots of roses! Nighthawk thought I was weird for taking so many pictures of the flowers--I decided that some men just don't understand the beauty and wonderfulness of flowers (also, Ricky).

Nope, not beautiful at all

Eww, what a nasty rose!

This is Almeria's symbol. NH said it has something to do with a hieroglyph found in a cave.

Lots of shops along this street. Here's another view of the cool trees!

Painting outside the Russian shop; you can see the Almeria guy poking out.

At night, we met up with a few of Bobby's friends for tapas at Tio Tom's. If you bought a drink, it came with a free tapa. The tapas were like full meals! I got two glasses of rose wine, so it came with two tapas. The first one was a huge, loaded baked potato. The second was "Superpollo" a slab of chicken, a fried egg, bread, and a mini-salad.

Believe it or not, Almeria is actually a beach town! It's just been freezing and windy every day..

Thought this was cute: "I am an orange, planted by...Carmen Loipez Ruiz" in front of an orange tree!

Yup, that's a marijuana grow shop...No worries, it was closed!

Nighthawk in front of the City Museum

Me with Bobby's friend Katie as we explored Almeria's nightlife scene

Just me and my sunburnt BFF