07 Monday Jan 2013
No big plans for today. I’d hoped for a day trip somewhere but that didn’t work out, so I think I’ll just take a “day off” and see what happens. Peter has promised to nip out early and pick up the traditional birthday brekkie arabic pastries I like, so that should get things started quite nicely. And after that, well, who knows…
As always, it’s just great to be here.
[update: Birthday Tapeo]
07 Saturday Apr 2012
Here’s a photo of the Love of My Life (aka Azar) basking in the sun this morning, on his 17th birthday. On the right is a pic I took yesterday that shows Azar still enjoys being a “daredevil cat“, despite being a gentleman of a certain age. In fact, most days he is still quite kittenish and loves to play and be chased around and snibbled. Though you can see that he’s a bit thin and frail now. The supplements he is taking seem to be helping him stay hydrated enough maintain his daily body functions, and of course he is cuddled and coaxed to drink plenty of water (his own game). But he’s developed a worrying lump on one of his shoulders, which may be nothing, but will require a visit to Yolanda the vet next week.
Today, however, it will be fresh asparagus! Am off to the market now to get some. And for those of you who don’t know it yet, here is…
04 Sunday Mar 2012
Yesterday’s day trip to Cádiz was wonderful! First time we’ve had blue skies, which made a huge difference. We arrived at 11.30 in the morning, went straight for some “elevensies”, then strolled around the old centre and visited the market. After that a bit of tapearing, a drink on the beach, walk along the seaside – and suddenly it was time to go home! Got back around 8pm to three very hungry and pissed off kittehs and then relaxed with a film and a snack. A really nice day!
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08 Sunday Jan 2012
Yesterday morning I went through my Málaga pics and had a lovely time reliving those memories. Peter and I left very early on Monday morning and arrived in Málaga with the whole day ahead of us. After setting up the apartment (we bring our own sheets, towels, kitchen stuff, etc) we went out to explore the city. First thing on the agenda was something I had never done during previous trips to Málaga – a trip up to the Parador Gibralfaro to enjoy a drink on their “balcony of Málaga” terrace, which turned out to be a perfect start to our mini-break. Afterwards we walked down the mountain (we’d taken a taxi up) and after a stroll around town had a fab lunch outdoors at La Cosmopolita. Later we checked out the new port area that was finally open to the public and went back to the apartment to rest up … we had dinner plans with food blogger Sarah and her husband at La Moraga, which ended up being a lovely evening.
Next morning we went to the Picasso Museum and saw both the permanent exhibition and the Alberto Giocometti retrospective and then headed off to the Atarazanas Market. After that – another first. We stopped in at the oldest bar in Málaga, Antigua Casa de Guardia, for a glass of sherry. It’s a rather bizarre place, full of both locals and tourists sampling sherries from the various stacked casks along with steamed mussels and grilled prawns. We just had a quick drink and headed out to find a place for lunch. After trying a fish joint and getting burnt rosada (sent back – cheque please!) we went to one of our favourites, Dos Gatos, and got some perfectly grilled rosada along with some terrific presa. Then another walk before heading home. Later that evening, after watching a spectacular sunset from the balcony (last photo in the slide show) we went to check out the Christmas lights, which is something Málaga does big time. Then home again for a light snack and a dvd before hitting the hay.
Third and last day in town we took a walk along the port before checking out the Eugenio Chicano exhibit at the Municipal Museum. Then there was just time for a stroll around the centre and a final lunch at La Reserva del Pastor before collecting our stuff from the apartment and catching the train home.
One of the best birthday presents ever. Thanks Peter!
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07 Saturday Jan 2012
casa azahar 