Tuesday, October 30, 2018

SETENIL de las BODEGAS, Spain

We fell in love with Setenil. So glad we decided to take the fork at the road.

We walked up and down the two major streets under the overhang and admired the houses built into the rock. There are also a couple of nice small churches and lookout points to admire the entire town.
We stopped to talk to a couple of elderly residents who are very proud to live in such a striking place. Every corner has its own piece of history attached to it, from the cavemen to the Romans to the Moors to modern times.
Great little town to spend half a day or maybe one slow day. Plenty of bars and restaurants along the streets. 

Friday, October 26, 2018

MARBELLA, Spain


A quick stop in the Venus and Bajadilla Beaches of Marbella.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

RONDA, Spain

Mirador del Tajo

Plaza de Toros

Callejuelas

Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor y Plaza de la Duquesa

Puentes Nuevo y Viejo (Mirador de Aldehuela)

Puente Nuevo (Mirador del Tajo)


Monday, October 22, 2018

SEVILLE, Spain

Torre del Oro

Alcazaba

Patio de las Banderas

Archivo de Indias

Casa de Pilatos

Plaza del Ayuntamiento and nearby streets

Juderías

Patio de los Naranjos and Giralda

Cathedral


Eating out:
Taberna Las Escobas
(Calle Álvarez Quintero, 62, 41004 Sevilla, Spain)
We came across this cozy corner place and decided to sit down for a cup of espresso. While waiting for the coffee to arrive, we learned that this place claims to be the oldest eating place in the entire country, dating back to thee 1300s, and many important people visited it: Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Bécquer, Dumas, Lord Byron, etc. We are not even close to be this important! We liked the environment and the service. 

Saturday, October 20, 2018

MALAGA, Spain

Roman Theater

The Alcazaba

The Gibralfaro Castle

The Cathedral
(Web page)

Seawalk and Malagueta Beach

Walking around
(Description on each picture)


Eating/drinking out:
Tejeringos 
(Cuarteles 54, 29002 Malaga, www.tejeringoscoffee.es)
We had breakfast at this location every day for a week. Service was awesome. Off the beaten path but two doors from where we were staying.

El Rincon del Cervecero
(Calle Casas de Campos, 5, 29001 Málaga, elrincondelcervecero.com)
Loved it! Incredible selection of beers from around the world and great tapas. Prices were reasonable and service was good. It's a bit off the beaten path.

Cafe Plaza
(Plaza de la Marina, 2, 29015 Málaga)
We had dinner here twice because it was conveniently located halfway between the place we were staying at and the city center. It was good and the prices were reasonable. Service was very good.

Cafe Central
(Plaza de la Constitución, 11, 29005 Málaga, cafecentralmalaga.com)
The entire world believes this is the best place to get coffee in Malaga. Well, either no one has ever had good espresso or we had the worst luck ever. We were not impressed. Coffee was meh and service was horrible.

El Pimpi
(Plaza de la Judería, 29015 Málaga, elpimpi.com)
Great location with a view to the Roman Theater. We had the best sangria ever. Service was good, but slow.

Pepa y Pepe
(Calle Luis de Velázquez, 3, 29008 Málaga)
Food was good, prices a little high, service OK