Ronda

Ronda is a quaint little town with a lot of history. It is older than Rome. It has this huge, extremely unique bridge connecting the two sides of the city across a huge gorge. It's the only bridge of its kind in the world, and it was handmade. Pretty impressive, huh? Apartment buildings and other buildings are situated right on the edges of cliffs, and the views in this city are fantastic. Ronda was also home to the first round bull ring in Spain although it's not standing anymore.

We also were able to visit ruins of old arab baths. Apparently, the idea of public bathing was orignally Greek; then the arabs adopted the idea, and then the Romans. Many times the baths were located right near the entrance of the city because travellers needed to cleanse themselves after a long journey. The designs of these baths and how they worked are genius. There are four rooms. You start in the luke warm bath room, then move to the hot bath room, then the cold bath, and then the sauna. How the circulated heat and water was incredible. Hot air from coals and hard-working donkeys did it all.

When we got back from Ronda, we decided to try the Arab baths for ourselves. Here in Granada they have a building that they reconstructed like the old arab baths that used to be here. It was the most relaxing day ever. We went through all the rooms and different baths and then got a massage. Totally worth it, and we plan to return when it's a little colder outside. By the way, I'm still alright here walking outside without a jacket. Love it.