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last night in málaga

02 Monday Sep 2013

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last night malaga
Yesterday I realised I still hadn’t made it down to the beach (!!!) so last night I took a walk over to Pedregalejo, the old fisherman’s village, for a final meal by the sea. And it was a gorgeous evening. It was a delightful 45-minute seaside walk from the centre, during which the sun rather spendidly went down. I also saw tons of frolicking kittehs on a rocky stretch of the walk, passed the new controversial chiringuitos (beach bars) recently put up by the city council, and even saw a bride and groom photo shoot that had them both frolicking in the waves… weird.

I couldn’t decide whether to go to my favourite family-run fish restaurant Andrés Maricuchi or go back to the newly opened Pez Tomillo (actually owned by Sevillano chef Ernesto Malasaña) so in the end I went to both. Had some fabulously crispy lemon boquerones at Maricuchi with a couple of glasses of Botani, then had a small tapa of stewed oxtail with potato purée at Pez Tomillo. And more wine. After which I stumbled to a taxi stand and was happily tucked up in bed with Morcilla by midnight. Nice ending to another wonderful holiday in Málaga.

Now back home catching up on emails and other work, plus sorting through photos. I think it’ll take me at least a week to do all my updates. Oh, and there are tapas tours booked. Lots and lots of them!

málaga tuesday

27 Tuesday Aug 2013

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Woke up this morning with a very cuddly Morcilla purring all over the place. I think she misses her playmates a bit and has become a bit clingy here, so I’m giving her lots of extra attention. Then while I was having coffee and having a look online I got a message from twitter pal David @IrlandesnMalaga about maybe meeting up today, something we never managed to do the last time I was here. And it was looking like we might not manage it this time as David kept suggesting early morning coffee somewhere since he is busy in the afternoons but – you know – I’m on holiday! And my lazy slow mornings are so lovely…

Finally David reorganised his schedule so we could meet at noon for a “quick beer” and a chat, which ended up stretching out for almost four hours and included a walk over to the market for some seafood at Cafe-Bar Atarazanas after we’d had some snacks at my “local” bar Los Gatos. David brought along his rescue pup Nina, who is such a sweetie. Her background is a sad one, first with an abusive owner, then spending two years at a shelter, before David took her home. And you can tell she is well-loved and happy now, lucky girl.

Anyhow, David and I were trying to figure out when we first met and turns out it was three years ago, one of the times I was here doing some work for the Málaga winery. Three years! So we had a nice time catching up and sharing all our news. Have I ever mentioned how much I love Twitter? I mean, yesterday I’d stopped in at Los Gatos for a quick beer before lunch and suddenly got a tweet from Mark & Jo saying they were in town shopping and that I should stay put – five minutes later they met me for a quick drink and visit before they had to head home to Estepa! And most of this week will also be filled with going out with friends I mostly met on Twitter. Nice.

Now I think I’ll take an evening stroll and stop for a tapita somewhere. It’s supposed to get all stormy here this week so I want to get out as much as possible while the lovely warm (but not too hot) weather holds.

What did you do today?

busy week…

20 Saturday Jul 2013

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… including my first ever michelin star experience. Wasn’t impressed. But as you can see, I’ve been eating well. In fact it’s been a crazy social whirlwind of tapearing and dining with friends in Málaga and other friends who came over to visit me. Expect next week will be a bit quieter and I’ll be staying at home a bit more. How was your week?

holiday haircut

16 Tuesday Jul 2013

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So I woke up yesterday morning with a little tortoiseshell girl curled up next to my head and it finally dawned on me that I AM ON HOLIDAY. The whole getting to and getting set up thing on Sunday took until mid-afternoon, and then there was the challenge of finding a decent place to eat on a Sunday (really should have travelled on Monday, but hey, live and learn).

holiday haircutAnyhow, after getting up and remembering I couldn’t make coffee (aaargh!) I decided to do a little internet stuff and then go out for a coffee when I went to the neighbourhood supermarket for supplies and, since I’d had two showers the day before, I thought I’d wait to wash my hair, etc until I got back. But then I had a closer look at The Hair and suddenly wished I’d had it cut before coming on holiday. And that was when I remembered that my friend Annie @CookinginSpain actually makes special trips to Málaga to have her hair cut here by Mónica, and I reckoned I should do the same.

So I went downstairs to a little bar and was just about to order a coffee when my friend Victor @WeLoveMalaga texted me and asked if I’d had breakfast yet. What great timing! And so I did my bit of shopping and then met Victor for a late brekky and a long chat, after which I made my way to the centre to visit Mónica. I was very pleased when I saw that where she works is a place I’ve adored for years because of the totally kitch Big Red Scissors hanging on the façade. About an hour later I walked out looking GORGEOUS with the hair I should have been born with – all straight and shiny – which was fun while it lasted. Which was maybe two hours. Ah well…

While my Hair succumbed to the elements (it’s really humid down here) I went out for a lovely snacky lunch at Taberna Uvedoble, one of my favourite places in Málaga. Then took a nice walk home through the new port area. All in all a fabulous spontaneous day. The next three days will be busier, as you shall see, but I am really loving having no real plans and just getting into the holiday groove.