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Malaga!!

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The birthplace of Pablo Picasso Calle Larios: Malaga's main shopping street The Alcazaba of Malaga Roman Ampitheater dating back to the 1st century AD Lookout post from the Castle of Gibralfaro La Casa del Guardia: a wine cellar founded in 1840 and still going strong. The Episcopal Palace, now an exhibition hall With two days off, a willingness to go anywhere and a method for choosing a destination that was about as well thought out as any involving a globe and a dart, my three friends and I found ourselves bound for Malaga, Spain, the gateway for the Costa del Sol. As with most places referred to as "gateway" cities, the idea is that you enter through this um, let's just call it a gate, and promptly shut it behind you as rush on to some more exiting, more glamourous destination. Had we actually had anything that resembled a plan, I have no doubt that this would have been ours, as well. I had repeatedly been told that there was nothing to do