Malaga by Sea
I had no idea Malaga was home to Pablo Picasso! But before we went to the essentially Pablo Picasso museum we found ourselves easily walking up to what is left of a Moorish palace called Alcazaba past citrus trees and bougainvillea and look out over the city. It’s not far from the middle of the city and the hotels Malaga Spain offers that look so beautiful in the Costa del Sol light. The fortress was built in the ninth century. We walked through the wonderful parks with name plates on the plants. There are giant palms and small cafes and places to have a picnic lunch. Once the sea was almost right up to the Alcazaba but the land was drained and now we’re standing in the park in what used to be the Mediterranean.
We strolled all over the beautiful grounds, light streaming in to the birds of paradise plants and through the jacaranda trees with their purple flowers. This is a short walk up the Plaza de Aduana and as we go through a gate we see a fountains and terraces where we can easily see the town. Just below this entrance is an ancient (of course!) Roman amphitheater being restored, dating back to the second century.
Just then in our Mediterranean revelry we remembered we had a lunch date at Adolpho for lunch. We’d have to come back to Alcabaza another time. We found ourselves seated at a very nice table and tucked into lovely pasta with sausage and some light white wine. It was verycomfortable and the service was great, with all kinds of seafood available. We noted the dessert menu and promised ourselves we would come back for a our farewell dinner and one or more of their seafood dishes. We popped out of the restaurant just in time for the slow afternoon for a siesta and back to the hotel for a nap, especially after the white wine.
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