October trip.🤣

So pleased you have made it "home" Robert! And so busy already!!! Have a wonderful break and I look forward to reading your posts! We were also in South Beach on Monday!!
Fond regards,
BT.

Sorry to hear your trip is cancelled Chawky. I hope it's not too serious and that you can get back over soon.

La Terraza was as good as ever and we called into to the sky bar for a nightcap afterwards.

Today started with a cooked breakfast before getting the train to Plaza Mayor where we spent far too long 🤣. The new part is really nicely finished but I often wondered will there be enough business for all those shops.
We got the train back to Torremolinos and walked down the steps and back to the Marina.
We ended up in Lillie Langtrys for dinner. We'd never been to it before even though it seems to be very popular. The food was excellent as we're the hosts.
Home early this evening as we're off to Malaga in the morning.

Fri Evening we went into Arroyo with no plans. Stopped off for a drink whilst debating where to go. Tried Cafe Marcos but it was closed to ended up in Oliver's in Mezquita Square then ARC in Pueblosol before heading home.
Saturday saw us drive to Mijas Pueblo for a walk around. Took a while to get parked as it was quite busy. First stop was coffee then a tour on the Tuk Tuk which was excellent value at €6 each. It covered both parts of the village and although most of the churches and monuments were still closed due to Covid it was well worth the money we paid. Then another coffee followed by a look around the shops.

King of Curries for dinner and then a walk to Bar De Los Motos on Av Tivoli.
They have live music most weekends and the place was packed.We got a seat right at the back and tried to social distance as much as possible. We left after midnight when the music finished but the place was still full of a mixture of bikers and young Spanish families, including children. The atmosphere was brilliant and it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves almost the way things used to be.

Robert don't know how you pack so much into one day  hope your good lady wife is fine after dental visit, and you enjoyed your stay in Malaga, we love it there and just wander around for hours getting lost in the back streets, the views from Molina are fantasic, but a tad expensive on the drinks side  its been 2 yrs since we were in there, so expect prices are much higher now..

I did read the train strike is over, just need them to sort out more staff at the airport now. !!


B.T hope you have sunshine today, its lovely in West Mids at the moment, we did wait for the sun Thurs/Friday but it was hiding..

Will you post if you have done new passport request, we have to apply next month, as now it's not by expiry date but issue date, hubby mentioned to do online we need a code from photographs we get taken, so need to check out the booths that do them..

Take Care..xx

B.T thanks for passport info, bet now you have moved your flights your passport comes through quickly  we will get pic's done soon as i feel better, got this Viral chest infection that's making the rounds, have done 2 Covid tests just to make sure its not that, and the testing sticks have made my throat worse, horrible blooming things!!

Nice to know the online passport request is easy, I'm not very good with I.T stuff so leave it to Hubby

Shame Supersol has gone we used the one in Arroyo most weeks, and the one on main road if we were passing..

I did spot a new store across from Eagle bar in someone's pic's, its next to SuperCaro, did you happen to see it on your walks, just wondered what its selling

Take Care..x

We toyed with the idea of having a proper Sunday lunch but couldn't make our minds up as to exactly where we would go. Decided on C Bs so gave them a ring only to be disappointed as it was full. The next plan was to walk down to the coast and just stop off somewhere so off we went down what we call the back road and stopped at the Meeting House for coffee. Then along the front and up to Bonanza Square where we though there's likely to be more choice.
By the time we got there everyone was famished so we went into the first place which was Fados. It was busy and they had plenty of staff but they looked totally stressed from start to finish.We had to ask for drinks, menus and then again if they could take a food order.Dinner took well over an hour and a half and was disappointing.We won't be rushing back but will probably give it another try at some point as it gets good reviews and everyone has an off day.
From there it was downhill again and on to Wetherspains where they had a DJ playing and a good crowd in.
Then on to Bar Ole for a cocktail before ending up in Buddy's to finish the evening.

Monday was cleaning day apparently ( no one told me 🤣). So brother and wife were dispatched to the coast to do their own thing whilst we opened the Chinese laundry and washed, scrubbed, cleaned and did a few odd jobs around the apartment. We did have to pop out to get a few things so used that excuse to stop for coffee and tapas before starting the second shift.
We caught the bus to Arroyo in the evening and met up with the others. Stopped in Cafe Marco for beer and coffee. It was the first time I'd seen him open but as soon as we sat down he started packing away his tables and chairs so it must be a day time only place. It looks to be a bit of a change for Marco as it seems to be mostly coffees and pastries on sale which is totally different from his last place. I just wonder if there's enough business for that through the winter months.
The evening finished with dinner and Cocktails in Lulu's near Burger King in Arroyo.
Arroyo was extremely busy last night with most restaurants packed, possibly because today is a holiday but it was good to see and there was a bit of a buzz about the town.
There's also a new fish restaurant opened between the church and the station on the same side as the church. It was there in July but we haven't tried it yet however it has always been quite busy when we pass.

Time for coffee and breakfast.

Tues saw us take a drive to Marbella.We got parked easily enough near the centre of town and headed for the beachfront. There were plenty of people about although not too many British/ Irish voices could be heard. Lots of looky looky men ( and women ) on the promenade.
We had a walk around the harbour area then stopped for a drink. My brother however thinks he has to eat every time we stop so we were there a little longer than planned whilst he devoured a plate of Boquerones en vinagre.
Then we wandered up to the "old town" and around Orange Tree Square which was packed solid as we're all the bars in the narrow streets extending from the square. Lots of noise of Spanish people shouting at each other over a glass of vino leading to a great atmosphere. We stopped off for a drink ( just crisps this time 🤣)before heading home.
We dined in El Campo that evening with friends. Beautiful food and large steaks which kept Brother happy.

Wednesday was a surprise trip to El Chorro. I say surprise as my brother and his wife though they were going to Gibraltar. They didn't twig until we got to the start of the Caminito del Rey walk. ( How thick are they 🤣🤣🤣). Two and a half hours later they were exhausted but had enough impressive photographs to make the pain of having to walk for 7 Kms almost bearable.So they went home contented but a little peeved that they hadn't seen any apes all day.🤣. Back to Benalmádena, quick change and freshen up then back into Arroyo for dinner.
I guess now we'll have to try and fit Gibraltar in before we go home.😭