Malaga, Spain

Rick had to dip his toes into the Mediterranean while in the coastal city of Malaga, Spain.  This used to be a sleepy beach town that has exploded in population.  It used to be a retirement community, and now it is busy with young people visiting and working.  We found the food prices very inexpensive.  Transportation on buses was easy and also inexpensive. It's an easy city to walk in the old town, but its too large to walk everywhere.  We shared an apartment with our travel buddies and tour guides.

The daily market in Malaga was unbelievable.  We have been so "fresh food starved" for so long that this market was like a dream museum.  We wanted to buy everything...fresh fruits, dried fruits, spices, fish, meat, pastries, bread, candy. Everything was so fresh and inexpensive. Food in Bonaire is so expensive and not really fresh that it was amazing to us to see such good produce, meats and food items we never see on the Island. So we bought everything we could for a dinner at home made with fresh ingredients.

This is how Europeans eat.  They have fresh and inexpensive food that they buy daily.  They form relationships with the sellers at the markets and get special service because of relationships.  It was so amazing to see this in action.

 

On the beach, vendors cook sardines over wood fires.

These are not those nasty canned sardines soaked in oil. These are fresh caught and cooked. 

What a treat to eat fresh cooked sardines with beers for an afternoon snack on the beach.

 

A visit to Malaga would not be complete without trying the Churros dipped in chocolate with a coffee. We went to Casa Aranda which is one of the famous places that the Spanish go for breakfast. These pastry strips are deep fried and warm when they get to the table.  Its served with a cup of chocolate for dipping.  These are delicioso.