MIREIA'S PUEBLO.... BENISSA!!

For last weekend, my Spanish friend Mireia (who is pretty much my twin, except Spanish) invited my friend Erica and me to spend the weekend with her at her parent’s house. We hopped on the bus and rode about an hour North of Alicante, until we came to BENISSA. We went to her parent’s house first, where her mom served us the most amazing delicious chicken stuff that I have ever had! I seriously ate way more than I probably could have, just cus it was really just that good! haha. That night, we went around and saw some of the sights in a nearby town, mainly a cathedral, and walked atop the hill where the cathedral was where we could see the whole city, and drove back home for dinner, which was tortilla de patatas (a typical dish in Alicante province, which is basically an omelet with potatoes cooked in it, sooo good!!) along with some other stuff.... p.s. have I told you how much I LOVE Spanish food? Spanish food, the Spanish language, Spanish music, Spanish men... and here I start to go off topic.

The next day we woke up and Mireia’s dad took us on a huge hike up one of the mountains in her town. It was soo much fun! It reminded me of how much I really miss living in Colorado and having the opportunity to hike the flatirons pretty much whenever I want to. It was an intense hike too! Her dad was a real trooper. On the way up, he was telling us the whole history of this house, and that tree, and all about all the plants that were native to this part of Benissa. It was really interesting. We finally arrived at the top, where we encountered a cave. We rested for a bit, then got down on hands and knees and crawled through the cave to the other side of the mountain. When we came out on the other side, it was literally like a fairy tail. There were green vines hanging down from the roof of the cave and everything was so green. The best part though, was definitely the AMAZING view of the city and the sea right next to us!! I couldn’t believe it, it was the coolest thing ever. I wish my parents could have been there, they would have loved it! I’ll definitely post pictures when I get them from Erica because it was definitely a sight not to be missed!