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Our Malaga excursion takes us on a drive to a scenic
overlook where our ship is visible in the port beyond the bullfighting
arena. We pass by some lovely neighborhoods
as we climb to this spot. Malaga is a prime
Costa del Sol beach region. Put this on
the list of places to return to.
After this brief bus ride and back in city center, we
continue on foot to the Picasso Museum.
Already, some in the group are grumbling about the walking. DON’T COME ON A WALKING TOUR IF YOU DON’T
WANT TO WALK. Anyway, after wasting
everybody's time while the guide coddles this handful of people, we go on the,
now abbreviated, guided tour at the museum.
Not really a Picasso fan, but it was interesting to see his early more
realistic work. Obviously, no photos
allowed.
Free time to walk the streets. Again, the narrow pedestrian streets and the
wonderful tile pavers, slippery when wet.
It’s Sunday, so most stores aren’t open.
Sidewalk cafes are plentiful and busy.
The streets are full of locals and tourists. Besides us, there’s a Royal Caribbean ship
and an Italian cruise ship in port.
We’ve
teamed up with our Colorado friends (and bridge partners) Sandy and Allen. We follow the sound of music coming from a
side street and discover a full orchestra.
We park ourselves at a café and enjoy some Sangria and tapas while
enjoying the concert. Tapas included a
fried ham and cheese roll, fried artichokes, potato salad, ceviche, roasted
eggplant, bread, Manchego cheese, and the Andalucian salmorejo, a roasted
tomato dip.
More wandering after lunch and regrettably return to the
ship. I think Viking is trying to tease
us with just a taste of the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese ports in order to
entice us to sign on for one of their Mediterranean or river cruises.
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