Ronda

The bridge

We finally made it to Ronda this weekend after saying we'd go for about 2 months now. While we had originally planned on going Friday, our plans were stalled for what seems like the  hundredth time because of a "70% chance of rain." Although this scared us out of going, I've come to be convinced that it never rains in this country, because we went outside to find clear blue skies and not a drop of precipitation.

It actually turned out to be a blessing that we went yesterday instead, because the weather was perfect. Ronda is a city about 2 hours (or 1.5 hours if you have our bus driver) outside of Sevilla and it is a city built on cliffs. We had heard from many people on our program that it was a must see, and it turned out to be one of the best days I have had here so far.

Maggie and I

We set out to find the bus station at about 9:15 in the morning after packing our own lunches. This might not seem like a big deal, but it was a breath of fresh air to get to pick our own sandwiches instead of having to throw away the pâté we've been getting lately. Since there wasn't any lunch meat, we made some tomato sandwiches and grabbed some chips and fruit to go with them. We found the bus station and got to Ronda in record time thanks to our speed demon bus driver. Once we got there (after raving over the perfect weather) we set out to find the hiking trails. The city of Ronda is very pretty, but the main attraction is hiking to the bottom of the cliffs to see the city from below. We stopped about halfway down and found a perfect lunch spot and relaxed there for awhile before heading all the way to the bottom.


The view was absolutely incredible and it is so weird to think that this place exists only 2 hours away from Sevilla. I felt like I was in another world. Maggie and I spent our time just relaxing on the rocks and enjoying the sun and breeze. It was very relaxing and we are definitely going to return. Next time I'll just remember to pack my sunblock.























Last night we came home and stayed awake to watch a Carolina victory on Duke's senior night. Just the cherry on a perfect day.