Friday, 27 March 2009

Notes From Malaga


At Malaga we were greeted by a simple but new and attractive cruise terminal. I imagine the adjacent infrastructure is also to be upgraded but for now it is a rough walk away from the quay especially with a roller laden with two laptops.

We got our internet business done and very much enjoyed the aromatic centre of Malaga which is very walkable. The temperature was perfect. We were under no pressure to see everything as we will be back on June 2nd.

Lunch was excellent if rather expensive at €11.80 for a cheese plate and we recommend d’Gustar in Plaza de las Flores. Actually we would recommend any of the pavement places for ambience – you’ll probably want to stay for ever.

Even the traveller (the non-tourist) requires some concessions and my unease with Spain, a beautiful country with cultured people, is the hours they keep. The insane eating hours for dinner in particular are a complete mismatch for my lifestyle and similarly it is not at all convenient when shops close at 1300-1330 to return at perhaps 1700.

Still, I’m not likely to go and live there but I’ll certainly be back in June and many other times.

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