Back to reality

Back to reality and back to the day job. Here are some final images of Andalucia to help me through the coming winter months.

A view from the Andalucian sierras

A typical hilly street in Almunecar

A bar display in Malaga.

Spain has only been a democracy for just over 30 years. This reproduction of the front page of a newspaper from 1978 announcing the new constitution is set into the pavement in the main square in Malaga.

Walking around Old Malaga

We spent a day walking around Malaga with a friend who showed us the old parts of the city. Many of the old buildings have unfortunately been lost but there’s enough left to give a fascinating insight into its history. Malaga is a city developed by the middle class, not the aristocracy. It has a very cosmopolitan flavour and style because it has  been populated by people from all over Europe over the years. The Italian influence, in particular has been very pronounced.

The oldest bar in Malaga at 10 am - the only time you can get to the bar without joining the scrum

 

Now that's what I call a door

 

10 different ways to drink coffee in Malaga according to the wall tiles in an old cafe

 

A Roman amphitheatre that was discovered in 1951 and is under reconstruction.