February 15,2023 we set off for our trip to Spain. We are doing something new for us and staying in one place for 3 weeks so will be a new adventure. Our flight path took us to Toronto, Frankfurt and then to Malaga where a one hour taxi ride took us to our hotel apartment at the Puerto Azul Marbella. Our timing was perfect as the Frankfurt airport had shut down the day before due to IT issues and was going to be closed the next day due to a strike. Phew!!! Our location is perfect, right on the ocean with a beautiful promenade along the water going for kilometres in both directions. There are a multitude of bars and restaurants situated along the walkway so lots of choices. Our first night after a long walk we chose a lovely Spanish restaurant where we shared an assortment of tapas and of course some Spanish wine. We even had an order of bocquerones, which are deep fried whole anchovies with lemon. We ordered them with a little trepidation but they were delicious and we will be having them again. Friday we spent some time exploring and walked up to the old town which is just a short walk from our hotel. The old town is beautiful cobblestone narrow pedestrian streets lined with small shops and a delightful array of restaurants built around a colourful town square named for all the orange trees that rim its exterior. The trees are laden with oranges which apparently are very bitter and were specially chosen when planted so people would not pick them. A visit to the local grocery store was interesting and even resulted in the purchase of a couple of different foie gras which made me very happy.
Dinner is late in Spain so arriving at the restaurant at 745 we were early. We returned to old town to a restaurant we had seen which had won many awards for its traditional paella and we discovered that those awards were well deserved. The seafood paella was amazing and we will be returning. A late night stroll along the promenade was a perfect ending to the day.
Beautiful view of snow covered mountains flying between Germany and Spain
Our first view of the beach in front of our hotel
Spanish tapa dinner so good. Even Eric was a fan of the deep fried anchovies and for someone who used to detest them that is saying a lot
The narrow streets of old town
Fountain leading into the square with orange trees in the background. Raining at the time so square now busy
So many of the walls are beautifully decorated with colourful plant pots which along with the intricate cobblestone make for a stunning display
Intricate decks and overhead sign welcome one into the town as the sun sets
This was just some of the paella choices. Each one is made fresh and the wait is at least 30 minutes. Delicious!!!
Anticipating a wonderful dinner
The streets had an almost magical quality in the evening
This promenade goes on for kilometres along the ocean and will definitely give us our steps every day!
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