Introduction
This crazy weekend started on February 9th and ended on February 10th. My father told me to get ready for a big adventure by car. We traveled from my city, Málaga, to Calp (Alicante), a town on the eastern coast of Spain. This city is also very popular with people from outside Spain, especially known for the tourists who come here to spend their holidays. By the way, I met my girlfriend online, and she’s from Albacete, another city in Spain (in the region of Castilla-La Mancha). It may not be as famous, but I find it very beautiful. To finish the trip, we visited Benidorm, another large city that I really enjoyed.
09/02/2025
My first day began with some practice at work, where I was updating the latest content on my web-page with my colleague. I finished everything I had planned and tried to fix a few issues, so I wrapped up for the day and headed home to start packing for the trip. I grabbed my backpack with some clothes, including a jacket and a pair of pants to look stylish or something like that. I was ready for anything, so we hit the road to the Valencia region.
The road was long, really long. It took up almost half of the day. I was in Murcia, another large city and region. I didn’t really like this region much—it felt strange. There didn’t seem to be much, kind of like California in the US: desert, desert, and more desert. Sure, it was a big city, probably even bigger than Malaga, but I’m not entirely sure. After five long hours, we finally reached Calpe. Here are some images from this trip to Calpe:
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When I arrived, these boomers first gave me the laptop to try to fix something (the CHOSEN ONE WHO CAN MAKE IT). I fixed it, and then we started preparing dinner. That day, I ate soup with mashed potatoes, fish, and apple juice. I also drank some alcohol to celebrate. It was an amazing reunion with my father's friends. Afterward, I took a shower and got ready to go to sleep. And that's how my first day ended, huh?
10/02/2025
I woke up early because I had a bus to Albacete to see my girlfriend from the internet. I needed to prepare as quickly as possible to get there, because if not, the bus wouldn't wait for me for eternity. I got ready early, and then I just sat on the bus. The road was long. First, my bus stopped in Benidorm because my tickets were a bit strange. My bus route was Calpe - Benidorm, then Benidorm - Madrid (and near Madrid and Elche was Albacete). My next stops were in Alicante (a beautiful city with amazing architecture) and Elche... My friend from my city and I were laughing at the name of Elche. I don't know why, but it's hilarious to see people from Elche trying to make their city the best of the best (lol). Anyway, my next stop was Albacete, so I was really excited to see my girlfriend and Albacete, because I had never been there before
When I came, she was waiting me on the bus station there. It was so confusing to se a person that you never met in your life, but who was waiting for you ethernity and really loved to see you. We started to walk around the city, it was a nice experience because I like walk in the new places. I also was hungry, and she too, so we went firstly to a restaurant, where I excepted to see low price or something like it. I never saw prices of the food because we either didn't asked, they told that we need reservation there, so it was like "cmon bruh". We quit the place and went to burger king, where I felt spectated by girls and random people. They probably were looking at me, because I'm from Andalucia, so we have there another accent, also me and my GF have a loud voice, so everytime we were talking about something, everyone listened us talking (it was hillarous)
Anyway, I needed to leave Albacete. It was fun here, but I hadn't reserved any hotel, and I also had a bus to catch, so the farewell was hard. I bought her a Sanrio penguin so she wouldn't miss me too much. Since Valentine's Day was close, I also bought her a Hello Kitty doll. When I got home in Calpe, they gave me some potatoes with hamburgers, and I went to sleep because it had been quite a crazy day.
11/02/2025
Finally I woke up really soon, it was blessing experience, because the entire week I needed to wake up at like 6AM or 7AM, so it was amazing to woke up at 11AM. We ate and we washed, and we were ready to go to explore Benidorm and Calpe. There in Calpe we were at the mountain to see the city. I don't remember the name but it was a really nice experience. The views from the top of this mountain were really crazy, and I had also vertigo of these views. It was so high, that I really just scared the altitude.
Then we went to Benidorm, to a wok with a grill. The food there was similar to other woks: sushi, meat with sweet sauce, desserts, etc. But this wok also had a grill, so you could choose any food to cook, and they would cook it for you on the grill. That was the special thing about this wok. I enjoyed the food there, but I really ate too much, so I felt a bit sick (but then I felt better). Afterward, we went to the center of Benidorm, where we had coffee at the beach. This city reminded me of Miami—big, full of lights, and with nice beaches. I visited the Balcon, the old town, and the center. This experience reminded me of Cyberpunk 2077's Night City. I don't know why, but Benidorm really impressed me. It showed me what a truly big city is like, not like the city of Málaga where I live, with its shorter buildings. hehehe.