The trip took a lot out of us,
but the reward
**this view**
was definitely worth it!
and of course,
it was not enough to only reach the top without seeing
the big cross....
and here comes the story about this BIG cross.
Toward the end of 1961,
answering Father Salvador Perona’s call,
the people of Benidorm carried a massive cross on their shoulders
from San Jaime and Santa Ana Church
(Església de Sant Jaume i Santa Anna)
to Sierra Helada (Parc Natural de la Serra Gelada)
**an act of evangelization meant to redeem the city’s frivolous image.
After visiting the big cross,
we decided to use another road returning to the apartment....
Taking this road got us to the beach faster.
We passed by Mirador Benidorm
and reached Punta Llisera shortly after.
We were back to Platja Llevant,
but this time at its very end
at the east side...
I must say,
after living more than 10 years now in Norway,
it was pretty strange to see Christmas tree
like that....
everything around it appeared warm and green....
While strolling along Platja de Llevant this time,
we came across the Playas Accesibles,
where wheelchair users, people with baby strollers, and those using rollators
can easily access the beach.
There were also chairs and tables with reading materials available,
like a mini library.
On our way back,
we took our early dinner as well,
and this time,
it was asian food because we haven't had it for some time!
We went to Hong Kong Restaurante as
the reviews were solid,
and it was conveniently located on our way back to the apartment.
When we arrived,
it was already a lot of people!
We chose a set of chinese rice table for
two persons.
We got the prawn crackers for free,
then the set included one soup and one springroll (a very "spanish" type),
chicken with almond,
batter fried squids.
peking duck with orange,
fried noddles,
and ice-cream....
and these last two small cups of drinks,
I must admit I can't remember if there were on the house,
and what they were....lol!
We rented an apartment that had more than 20 storeys,
and the view from the highest level was amazing,
although we were surrounded by many many sky-high buildings.
The next day,
-Day 8-
We took a local bus,
and headed to Cala,
a small city around 5km from Benidorm.
The bus did not drive as the route as suggested on Google Maps,
so we decided to walk a bit ourselves...
It was there we bought labrador fridge magnet!
From there
I saw another tourist attraction,
*Racó del Conill*
that did not seem too far from the map,
so we decided to take a look at it....
The hike seemed kinda easy to begin with,
with stairs,
not BIG amount of uphill walking,
and quite a lot of people taking the same hike...
But as we progressed.....
there were fewer and fewer people,
and we saw Racó del Conill,
a long way down the hillside from where we stood.
BUT
we did it again!
The weather wasn't the best,
but the landscape around Racó del Conill
was still breathtaking!
Arne then suggested another hiking route
to go back to Cala,
and this route was not even on Google Maps!
To be continued....
XOXO
-Bong-
