Sunday, September 4
The Spaniards certainly like to party hard, especially on a Saturday night! It was noisy outside our apartment until about 3am this morning, so we slept in a bit longer than normal. We have learned on this trip that Sunday is a quiet day in most Mediterranean countries with lots of shops and restaurants closed for the day. As it was forecast to get to 33C today we chose to explore the beaches of Malaga.
On the way to the beach we visited the museum of local artist Felix Revello de Toro, and we really enjoyed seeing his works. We had never heard of him before but he is a very good portrait painter who uses colour and light to great effect in his portraits. The house the museum is in was the workshop and home of a 17th century sculptor, and is one of the few examples remaining of domestic architecture from this period.
We walked beside the gardens along the waterfront, taking a detour past the Pompidou Centre and also checking out some market stalls around the Harbour. Malaga has lots of gardens and is very green considering the hot sunny weather they have, especially compared to Almeira further north along the coast. The esplanades and footpaths around the beaches are charming with lots of palm trees offering some shade. We found a nice restaurant on the beach and enjoyed fried anchovies in lemon with salad for our lunch. A number of restaurants along the beach were also barbecuing the sardines and fish like we had for dinner last night, and they certainly smelt good!
After a swim we made our way back to our apartment, just loving the walk in such beautiful surrounds and in such glorious weather. We love Malaga!
The Spaniards certainly like to party hard, especially on a Saturday night! It was noisy outside our apartment until about 3am this morning, so we slept in a bit longer than normal. We have learned on this trip that Sunday is a quiet day in most Mediterranean countries with lots of shops and restaurants closed for the day. As it was forecast to get to 33C today we chose to explore the beaches of Malaga.
On the way to the beach we visited the museum of local artist Felix Revello de Toro, and we really enjoyed seeing his works. We had never heard of him before but he is a very good portrait painter who uses colour and light to great effect in his portraits. The house the museum is in was the workshop and home of a 17th century sculptor, and is one of the few examples remaining of domestic architecture from this period.
We walked beside the gardens along the waterfront, taking a detour past the Pompidou Centre and also checking out some market stalls around the Harbour. Malaga has lots of gardens and is very green considering the hot sunny weather they have, especially compared to Almeira further north along the coast. The esplanades and footpaths around the beaches are charming with lots of palm trees offering some shade. We found a nice restaurant on the beach and enjoyed fried anchovies in lemon with salad for our lunch. A number of restaurants along the beach were also barbecuing the sardines and fish like we had for dinner last night, and they certainly smelt good!
After a swim we made our way back to our apartment, just loving the walk in such beautiful surrounds and in such glorious weather. We love Malaga!
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