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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 19, 2018 18:06:45 GMT
I have returned. Holiday pics to follow!
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 19, 2018 18:11:34 GMT
I await with bated breath.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 19, 2018 18:42:59 GMT
I hope the upcoming snow in Blighty does not hamper the internet.
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Post by amboseli on Nov 19, 2018 19:07:48 GMT
Welcome back. Looking forward to pics!
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 30, 2019 17:25:36 GMT
I never processed them....
But I am off there tomorrow! This time I shall report as I go...
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 30, 2019 17:28:11 GMT
Promises, promises...
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 30, 2019 17:38:25 GMT
And it will be mostly about eating, drinking and beaching.
No magnificent cathedrals...
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Post by onlyMark on Sept 30, 2019 17:54:33 GMT
I'm on a road trip but I'll check in from time to time to have a look for sure.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 1, 2019 14:42:59 GMT
View from our balcony  |
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Post by mich64 on Oct 1, 2019 15:15:27 GMT
That is great Mick! How long are you there for?
Friends of ours are waiting on verification that they got a a pet sitting spot in Malaga in March. They will get free accommodation (4 bedroom house with pool), use of a vehicle and golf cart for looking after their three cute dogs.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 1, 2019 16:25:15 GMT
Thanks Mich!
I am in La Cala de Mijas which is on the coast midway between Fuengirola and Marbella. It is designed for tourists but not touristy if you get my drift.
Here until October 9. It was 29 here today.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 1, 2019 19:09:01 GMT
View from the pizza restaurant tonight. And yes I know I am in Spain but they cook the best pizzas anywhere. Plus Mrs Cactus has a bad cold and this was nearest to our apartment. But the fascinating fact was the young couple who sat in the corner. For 95 per cent of the time they looked at their phones and there was no conversation. Even when his food came up he ate with one hand and looked at his phone with other. She had water, he had coke which he didn't drink. She had spaghetti Bolognese which she didn't know how to eat and much of it went down her front. I despair of our youth.  Actually there were lots of people around, just not when I took the picture. |
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 2, 2019 3:46:51 GMT
She had spaghetti Bolognese which she didn't know how to eat and much of it went down her front. I'm surprised that no clever entrepreneur has yet started offering spaghetti in a hamburger bun. I admit that the first thing that struck me in that last picture was the lack of people, especially since it looks like a lovely place. |
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Post by bjd on Oct 2, 2019 6:48:05 GMT
Was the couple Spanish or English? Or didn't they say enough for you to hear what language they spoke?
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 2, 2019 8:37:19 GMT
The lack of people was fortuitous. It was actually very busy.
They didn't look Spanish I must say.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 2, 2019 12:57:05 GMT
Lunch today was at Albahaca, a very Spanish restaurant at the edge of town.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 2, 2019 12:59:55 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 2, 2019 16:30:04 GMT
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Post by onlyMark on Oct 2, 2019 17:22:17 GMT
Yep. It all looks so lovely.
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Post by lugg on Oct 2, 2019 18:16:58 GMT
Looks lovely Mick. I am there in couple weeks ( well relatively close - Seville ) so this report is very welcome , hoping the weather holds out.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 3, 2019 13:22:52 GMT
View from today's lunch venue -  |
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Post by onlyMark on Oct 3, 2019 14:06:02 GMT
It's a hard life Mick......
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 3, 2019 15:13:19 GMT
Indeed. I had Andalusian garlic chicken and Mrs Cactus had melon and ham.
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Post by onlyMark on Oct 3, 2019 15:30:47 GMT
Is the garlic or chicken from Andalusia, or both. This is the important question that won't let me sleep tonight unless I get an answer.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 3, 2019 19:31:42 GMT
You are definitely out and about when the crowds are not. (I do the same.)
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 4, 2019 6:28:37 GMT
It is actually busier than it looks but we are near to the end of the season. The beachside restaurant we were in yesterday closes on the 7th.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 4, 2019 6:31:49 GMT
Sunrise  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 4, 2019 13:25:10 GMT
Today is perfect. The temperature is perfect, the sky and sea are perfect Mediterranean blue. Can’t ask for any more.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 4, 2019 13:46:01 GMT
Rub it in.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 4, 2019 15:41:41 GMT
We ate at a seafront restaurant that we have been going to for over 30 years. Sure it's changed but not a lot. Originally it was at first floor level but then the first floor was converted to apartments and the restaurant area went to beach level. In the old days they had coachloads of Russian tourists and laid on flamenco dancing for them.
It is family run and has moved from grandfather to son and now to grandson and wife and to tell the truth the menu hasn't changed much. But it is how they operate which all other restaurants could learn from. There is no rush. They all move leisurely and in a Costa del Sol summer when it's 35 plus that is understandable. Your meal always turns up at the right time, the quality is excellent and nothing is forgotten. That's all you ask when you eat out.
Many Spanish eat there particularly on Sunday which says a lot.
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