Malaga

7/11/16 

Today we did a tour of the city, into the old town for a look around and then to the Picasso Museum. We are not huge fans but both found a couple of paintings we liked and it was interesting to hear about his life. The bus then took us up the very steep, narrow and winding road to a fort which overlooks Malaga. Good views of the city and harbour. We could see the Aegean Odyssey which looks very small indeed next to the big cruise liners that were also in town.

We left the tour here and opted to walk down the path along the curtain wall that runs from the fort to Castillo de Gibralfaro on the next hill down. Being a Monday it wasn’t open but we looked at the Roman Amphitheatre next door and had lunch overlooking the cathedral gardens. We then walked back to the ship through the Park de Espana which is renowned for its amazing tropical plants. For us it was nostalgic because lots of them grew in our yard in Darwin – golden canes, Murraya, hibiscus, frangipani, lantana, some plant with red flowers that grew through the fence near the pool from the neighbour’s yard… And yes, plants such as pandanus and bougainvillea that leapt out to grab Gary!

In the evening we sailed out of Malaga Harbour, very nostalgic for Gary – his first time on a “civilian ship”.

 

Malaga Street

Our little cruise ship, in front.

Gary close to bouganvillea

Castillo de Gibralfano with the fort on the hill above

Park de Espana

Malaga and port from the fort