In March, mom  and I went to Torremolinos, on the Costa del Sol, Spain for a week. The weather  was mixed even there, but it was mostly warm, even in the rain! We had a flat  right on the sea-front, overlooking the beach. However, there was quite a  climb into the town or for public transport â€" this really has been a year for climbing and cliffs!

Of course, being March, it was not a time for lazing on the beach, so we did a few trips: into the mountains to the lakes which was fine, and a lovely area. We saw the spectacular scenery from Van Ryan's Express where Sinatra's character got shot in the back. Another day we took the train into Malaga, which is a great city - interesting, picturesque and some lovely, exotic parks. But tiring - aren't all cities tiring?