Fire in Mijas/Coin/Marbella area

Haven't done much last week in Spain. It's so damn hot, and I had a cold.

A huge forest fire started yesterday, I hope that the will be able to control it soon. 30 aircrafts and 500 firefighters are working on it.

Sunday in Torremolinos

Most stores in Torremolinos are closed on Sundays, but cafes and restaurants are open.

I saw earlier today that some stores, like Zaras, have closed permanently.

The weather in late August is usually sunny, and temperatures are in the range of 28-35 Celsius.

Costa del sol, Spain

I'm off to Costa del sol, Spain. Will spend most of the time in Torremolinos, but will also make short daytrips to Malaga and Sevilla.

Don't know if I will blog or not. Torremolinos is like my 2nd home. I have been there every summer during the last 30 years or so, so it isn't so exotic to me.

The first day at the island

... was great. Very warm weather, so we went for a bath. The water was very chilly, but a few minutes of sun bathing solved that problem.

One funny thing. Bath is called "bad" in Swedish, so you should follow signs that says bad. Mixing Swedish and English is however not so good.

The next day started with rain. We've had lots of rain this summer. Had a good breakfast that we bought in a small grocery store.

At Gällnö Hostel

I had booked a small cottage/cabin for two. The hostel is very popular so you really need to book in advance.

The surrounding is very nice.

On the boat

I'm now on the boat that will take me to Gällnö.

The boat has free WiFi if you need that. It also has a small cafe.

Also found out that taking the boat is discounted for senior citizen. Tickets are bought onboard the boat.

Visiting Stockholm archipelago

The archipelago in the Stockholm area consists of thousands and thousands of islands.

I will this weekend take a boat from central Stockholm to one of those islands, Gällnö.

There are several boats that can take you to different islands. Going to Gällnö takes about 2h, and the boat trip cost about 15 EUR.

Bohem art Hotel, Budapest

I'm now back in Sweden. But might do a few more posts on the Budapest trip.

We stayed at a Hotel named Bohem art hotel. It was located one street away from a tourist street, and we had easy access to some nice locations. Most busses and subway lines are however 4-5 blocks away.

The room was excellent, and so was the service. The breakfast itself was worth the stay. Loved the hotel, and the location is ok.

Public transportation in Budapest

It's quite hard to use the public transportation system in Budapest if you compare it to cities in other countries.

There are almost no signs in English, and it's impossible to hear the station names that they are calling out (unless you can pronounce Hungarian). Some cable cars have electronic displays that shows the station name.

The public transportation is also very noisy and warm (in the summer).

Everything is however not bad. The Budapest card gives you free access to public transportation, and Google maps can say where to board a certain train/bus, and how many stops to stay on it. Prepare to get off the train/bus before your stop. They usually open the door before they have done a full stop, and they only stay about 10 seconds at each stop.

Szécshenyi bath

Visited Szécshenyi thermal bath today. It's a well known bath in Budapest. Very nice to visit, since it has many pools, both inside and outside. There are also many different types of saunas.

The entrance fee is about 3500 ft and you can rent a towel for 500 ft + 1000 ft in deposit.

Celeritas shooting range

Just came back from two hours of fun at the Celeritas shooting range.

Have been shooting with pistols and rifles. The conclusion is that I can't hit an elephant with a pistol, but that I rock when it comes to shooting with assault rifles :-)

Now you know my weapon of choice if a zombie outbreak occures.

I tried all of the weapons at this link.
http://www.celeritas-sch.com/packages/gamer.html

Dinner at Borsso

Had a great dinner at Borsso, a modern Hungarian restaurant.

It's a bit more expensive than other Hungarian restaurants, but has great ratings at Tripadvisor. The prices are however still cheap if you compare to countries in western Europe. A dinner with starter, main course, dessert, one glass of wine, one beer, water, and a glass of quality Tokaj cost about 1400 ft per person (about 50 EUR).Not bad for an expensive restaurant.

Cooling in a new way

It's strange, I have travelled to many warm countries, but I have  previously never seen fans that also are spraying water. Almost all fans in Budapest do that.

You can also find an Icebar here, a Swedish concept.

Something that you currently don't need is warm headwear.