Malaga - January 2007

Sunshine and wine

Now that the weather is on the turn and the days are getting shorter (almost) I thought I would remind you of what we are missing - sunshine! This photo was taken in Granada in January - I never did get round to posting photos from that great trip, did I? - after we had 'done' the Alhambra palace we found a cafe in a pleasant little square serving decent food and a good bottle of local wine and there we sat sat soaking up the sun (we do seem to do a lot of that, especially with a drink in hand - well why not?). I'l tell you this though, Malaga in January was very pleasant - warm sunshine without being too hot meant we could really enjoy traipsing round to see the sights and there weren't busloads of tourists getting in the way. Did you know there's a Dunnes Store in Malaga? (well you do now).

Tango at El Jardin, Malaga

This is a much longer video, than the preceding, of Tango dancers at El Jardin restaurant.

Easyjet's travel magazine describes El Jardin as follows: El Jardin (1 Calle Cañon. Tel. 95 222 0419) Classy restaurant and bar on a leafy corner near the Cathedral with regular live music, including skirt-swirling tango on Thursdays.

That really doesn't do credit to the excellent food and wine served nor to the talent of the musicians and dancers who perform free of charge. These are people who have been performing for years and have really mastered their art. If you are in Malaga and want to see authentic Tango and Flamenco then be sure to visit el Jardin. The food and wine is also superb and at a very reasonable price.

Flamenco in Malaga

A video I took in the restaurant El Jardin in Malaga because I was so impressed by this lady's footwork. Sorry that you have to view it sidewise - I didn't realise that I couldn't manouevre the video like a still image.