Málaga - Pedregalejo

I wouldn't be a very good blogger if I didn't fill you in on all the details of how you can see what I'm seeing in my photos, so after a little research, here you go. This is El Mercadillo del Balneario, held on the third sunday of every month from ten to four. It's in Pedregalejo, a short bus ride from the city centre, right on the beach as you'll soon scroll down to see, so do as we did and spend some time there before an afternoon of sunning and swimming.

There's everything from clothing, jewellery and flower crowns, to cheeses, olive oil products and even paintings,

We bought a torrija there and ate it sitting on these rocks overlooking the open sea,

Afterwards we ambled down to the beach where there is a promenade full of restaurants which serve, among other things, pescadito frito, small fishes grilled on these barbecue boat things in the chiringuitos opposite, on the beach. Some are more advanced than others, using gas. Take a look at the two I photographed below,

We then had a late afternoon snack before hopping on the bus back to Ruth's to grab our bags and catch the AVE. I had the best burger, complete with spinach, bacon, avocado, goat's cheese, served with tortilla chips and wasabi mayonnaise. One happy bunny.

I would definitely recommend Málaga, Spain's sixth biggest city, to anyone visiting the south of Spain. There really is a lot to do, with the city centre, port and beach, as well as the possibility of trips to surrounding towns and villages. April was a good time to go, when the weather is nice and there's still ambiente (good atmosphere) without the high season crowds.

Oh what I would give to go back there now as I write this, sitting in the staff room at work. Sipping on a strawberry mojito. Summer couldn't come soon enough.