MURCIA-SPAIN

Murcia was not exactly a planned vacation spot for us-husband and I, it was actually a business trip. But after going there and seeing how beautiful it is, it definitely is a place I’d like to revisit for a longer period of time.

Murcia, pronounced as Murthia is a little village close to Alicante and Andalusia. To digress a little bit, we used to sing a song called Andalusia in primary school-“now neathe the silver moon, ocean is blowing etc” I never knew Andalusia was actually the name of a place.

There are two airports that are close to Murthia, we flew to San Javier (pronounced as havier). I remember that we arrived very late at night and couldn’t take in much of the scenery especially as it was quite a drive from the airport to Murthia and for me I always enjoy long car rides because I can sleep. I think it has something to do with the wind and the movement of the car that makes me feel drowsy. (Husband always says yeah right to this as he dislikes driving).

We arrived at our magnificent resort well into the early hours of the morning-the resort is called mar menor golf and spa resort, went to bed almost immediately and the pictures below give you an idea of the views we saw FROM OUR WINDOW the next morning whe we woke up and opened the windows.




































A typical spanish building in the city centre-i just love the colours.













Luckily we had a guide who showed us where to eat and treated us to typical spanish food which i daresay i wouldny have picked on my own-but with his influence, we ate all sorts.Outside one of the restaurants.












































Who wouldnt want to wake up to views like this everyday????





Apparently, Murthia is very well known for its golf and spa-now why didn’t it click, I mean even our resort is called mar menor golf and spa. We watched many retired folk playing golf-now that’s another thing, the population of 50 and above is more than the younger generation.
I have never understood that game called golf. Hit a ball into a hole, then someone else strolls to pick the ball or the owners drive to collect all the balls, something like that, its like there is no energy involved. Perhaps there is something I have missed about this game, especially as Mr. Woods is earning a living from it. I just don’t get it. Someone help explain the game to a novice.

I havent got much to write about Murthia except that it is such a tranquil and lovely looking place with very few and friendly people and DEFINITELY worth visiting especially if you need to a vacation that gives you the opportunity to rest and be spoilt.



more views of the city on the way to the airport(returning)








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