Malaga and the Unexpected’

Such a great day! We started with breakfast at a place that the front desk clerk recommended last night. It was ok but nothing of note. It really only got better!

We had looked up ‘three perfect days in Malaga. There were suggestions for Picasso’s museum and an automobile/fashion museum. However I saw a Picasso museum in Brugge Belgium but I wasn’t a fan. And we aren’t really into cars regarding if they are vintage or not. So we went onto the next suggestion of visiting the Alcazaba fortress.

We stopped at the interpretive center before heading up to the fortress. The Roman Amphitheater was at and below ground level. It was really cool!! We met a lovely elderly couple from Belgium at the top. We visited briefly before having a drink at the bar. Great view from the top! Wonderful wine and olives!

Once we got down, we didn’t book a tapas tour but decided to do our own. So Rod said we would stop at the bar we came to. It turned out to be an oyster bar. Oh so good!! We had six oysters and then smoked eel!! Maybe the best we’ve ever had 😉. They paired it with caramelized onions and soy sauce. So so good! Along with great white wine!

There are always homeless asking for money. So when we came upon a fellow doing caricatures, we decided to stop and have ours done lol! Better to pay someone doing something than just giving someone money. So 20 mins later, it was completed lol! Fellow was China. He’d travelled extensively. So not so sure he fits the ‘homeless’ status but we supported someone working.

As we walked left then right, then left again we met a couple whom we spent the rest of the day with and have booked an excursion to Ronda with tomorrow….hopefully we have the same tour! They took us to a bar where they have barrels of beer, wine and vermouth. Wine was too sweet for me. So Rod mixed my sweet red with his dry white and it was pretty good! Then o had a glass of vermouth. It was really good! I had no idea I would even like it!! It almost tasted like Coca-Cola !

As it was close to 5;30 and neither of us are on the Spaniards schedule of eating at 10 pm we headed off for dinner. Joshna and ‘Bob’ (he has an Indian name that is difficult to pronounce. So he goes by Bob) were looking for Italian food. So we returned to the same restaurant we went to last night.

Great dinner and great conversation. The hostess basically asked us to leave after 3 hours lol!

So we have booked a tour and another night in Malaga. We stopped at a grocery store to get bread and ham for breakfast. Water and snacks for the excursion. We have the taxi booked so we are ready for the morning.

As a bonus, the front desk clerk is working on a tourism degree. She is from Morocco and lives here in Malaga. Hannah speaks perfect English. She gave me her contact information. So when we are ready she will set up a tour from Marrakesh :-).

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