On Thursday morning we took a cab to the Seville rail station to make our way to Malaga. Unlike most of the journeys by train that we have made, this one was slow and the train arrived late – it took four-plus hours to make the trip. Once in Malaga, we walked to our apartment, dropped our luggage and went to explore. The first thing we noticed was how busy and crowded the city is – we arrived at the beginning of a holiday weekend – May 1 is an important date in most of Europe so people were arriving for a long holiday weekend.
Malaga is a port city so our first stop was to see the sea.
There are yachts in the harbor and the port is glitzy compared to the port in Cadiz. The beaches are somewhere nearby but we haven’t made our way to find them yet. The weather has been a little cool and sometimes rainy.
While here, we had a chance to celebrate another important event…Larry’s birthday on May 1! We were fortunate enough to arrive at the just right moment and were able to get a table for 2 at Bodega El Pimpi – a place partially owned by Malaga native and actor Antonio Banderas. It was a lively place with very good food. We really liked the salad with marinated figs, toasted almonds, strawberries, and lots of Spanish blue cheese.
A delicious mix of fried sardines and white fish was next! It was a memorable meal.
We spent the rest of the day wandering around town and Larry got a haircut.
We saw:
After 6:00 p.m. is a quiet time for a museum visit so we stopped in to see the collection at the Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga. This looks like a merry scene!
For an additional 2 Euros we toured the Roman ruins; the remains of a Roman era fish processing facility discovered beneath the foundation during a museum renovation in 2011. It was an amazing discovery!
Malaga is a great city with many good restaurants but it’s very popular and extremely crowded this weekend. We are looking forward to a quieter day on Monday when we hope to visit the Picasso Museum.
Sending our best wishes!
S & L