Picasso, Mari and windy coastline

 For people knowing me and my interest in modern art, it will not be a surprise that I present an image of the great Picasso and myself. This is from Mijas Pueblo where Pablo is sitting outside a nice library restaurant. The wine is super.

 The same day I received a greeting from Norway where my granddaughter Mari had made her painting in Picasso style. Lovely.

 You may see some difference between Mari and Pablo when lokking at Picasso´s painting of Dora Maar "Buste de Femme"from 1938. Today value about 25 mill Euros, but no one knows what Mari can grow into.

Back to Fuenfirola, Spain, and the last weeks windy and heavy waves (estimated to ab. 3 meter today) The forces of nature is spectacular.

Walking along the coasline and the beaches these days require some more clothes than you normally use in March, but the sun is warm and we are far away from the storm and snow in Norway these days.

However, the strength of the wind can make a lot of troubles for those working on the beaches.

This shed was lifted and moved from it´s base, and cornered into the promenade close to the beachbar Gali Gali. The shed is heavy and full of sunbeds and mattresses. Great forces must have been in action..

But the windy weather also make time for surfers and kiters to play in the waves. The summer is coming closer for every day.

Puerto Banus and Malaga City and a little more

 In last blogpost I promised you images from Puerto Banus and Malaga city.

I therfore present my wife at the Banus harbour in front of some of the city attactions. If it is not boats you are looking for, the luxury cars are also all around in front of the many restaurants

We normally go to Banus for a lunch at one of the restaurants behind the city tower, but on the way to these nice restaurants I just had to make photo of this dark blue yacht. A spectacular high speed creature and mostly in contrast to the other white shining boats and white houses in the city

This is our 11th year at Costa del Sol. I have in previous blogposts presented almost hundred photo from the city. Today I only show the backside of the tourist trap El Pimpi taken from the square in front of the Roman Theatre. We normally stop here for a drink on the way through the city, and can recommend the speed  of the servants. In high season there is always a long line of people waiting for  tables.

Semana Santa or Easter is approaching and the decorations are popping up in shops. At the cafe LePanto at calle llario the candy tables are filled with Easter sweeties.

This year my sister Brit visited Costa del Sol and joined us for a Malage trip. She and Tullen also walked the coast road from Los Alamos to Benalmadena and made a pitstop at La Fregata at Playa Carihuela. (Tullen and my dating place)

Every year at this time  the hotel gives a free lunch for all long-stayers. Don Carlos, the hotel Manager, is here caught between Lillian and Tullen in her Vestido Andaluces.

Birthday celebration at Costa del Sol

In my last blogpost I gave you a photo from the birthday lunch of my sister Gerd. In this post we continue celebrating birthdays with fieldflowers from the riverbed of Rio Fuengirola, and:

an outdoor lunch at La Farola with my two sisters Brit and Gerd. Mago Manuel (head of the restaurant) did no magic triks this time but he is always smiling and makes the party great.

 When Tullen has her birthdays at Costa del Sol we normally do something extraordinary. This year we walked from Torremolinos to Benalmadena along the Carihuela beach as we often do, but instead of using bus or train back to Fuengirola, we used the ferry and got a different view of the coastline.

 The weather was nice this day and you could almost not feel the waves and wind facing us.

 Benalmadena beaches with the many hotels up against Arroyo de la Miel

 Carvajal and Torreblaca are two small areas within Fuengirola municipal close to the Benalmadena boarder.

Further south along the coast we find Los Boliches where the statue of the Pesetas is a milestone for my own slow walking experience.

Next blogpost will cover Puerto Banus and Malaga city.