Malaga Day 2

It was our first full day today but because we've been here a few times before we knew we could take it easy.

Our first stop, obviously, was Casa Aranda for the churros y chocolate of my dreams. Of anyone's dreams tbh. K always gets cola cao with her's (pish instant hot chocolate) cos she's weird but I get the good stuff. Casa Aranda is proper old school and has about half a dozen separate rooms but we always sit outside so we can see what's going on. It's next to the main food market so there is always a lot of hubbub.

Once we were sated we went for a wander round said market and K bought some dehydrated vegetables as a snack- as I said she's weird. She ran up to the hotel room to drop them off and I waited on the street below so I could take photos of her on the balcony.

Our first non-food related stop of the day was CAC which is a wonderful, free, modern art gallery. The exhibitions change frequently and I have never been disappointed. Today was no exception, the main exhibition was a brilliant photography show by Dionisio Gonzalez, I would highly recommend checking out his work.

Post museum we stopped for a wee coffee and pastry. We had the local tarta loca which is a delicious puff pastry and custard affair. While sitting outside the cafe we discovered that Malaga has a motorised micro scooter hire scheme kind of like Boris Bikes. You can just leave them anywhere though so the city is just littered with micro scooters. We're going to give it a wee try tomorrow.

We wandered about for a bit just enjoying the street art and sunshine before heading up to Casa Lola for lunch. We knew we'd have to wait a bit for a table cos it's a super popular place but it wasn't too bad. We got a table outside but the stool was on a gentle slope so I kept sliding off! We ordered all the food in the world but the best things were ox tail croquetas and the patatas bravas. K also loved the courgette stuffed with mushrooms but I took no part in that horror.

We wandered about for a wee bit post-lunch then headed to the Museum of Malaga which is pretty new in it's current form so we've never been before. It's in a big beautiful old customs house near the cathedral so we'd seen the building plenty of times so it was nice to go in. It is free for EU citizens so lucky we got in when we did! The museum itself was great, super informative and presented in an interesting way. The top floor was archaeology and the history of Malaga and the 1st floor was art. We were surprised to enjoy the top floor most and we were in there for ages (and ages).

Post-museum we were in need of a wee sit down so we had some al fresco beverages (tinto de verano for me, pepsi max and a coffee granita for K) and they gave us a couple of bowls of popcorn - bonus!

By this time it had gotten dark (not til nearly 7pm excitingly) and the temperature suddenly dropped. K was freezing and regretting her decision to only bring a cardigan on the trip. She was so cold that she ended up popping to El Corte and buying a jacket- luckily the sales are on!

Dinner wasn't booked til 930 so went back to the hotel to get changed and chill for an hour. We'd booked dinner at Meson de Cervantes, we've been before but it was a few years ago so we were ready to go back.  Tbh I've regularly thought about their pork since we were last there. We ordered a lot of food but it all sounded too delicious. We had a half portion of rocket, goat's cheese and red fruit salad (amazing), a tapa of padron peppers (k ate all of these and says they were delightful), a tapa of croquetas with pineapple sauce (delicious), a half portion of patatas bravas (very good but not as good as the sauce at lunch), a half portion of pork with butternut squash and pineapple salsa (delicious but didnt live up to my dreams) and a half portion of steak with potatoes (amazing, the flavour was incredible). We were too full for pudding so we ordered piña coladas instead, the waitress was delighted!  This whole thing came to €54, an absolute steal.

By this time it was 1130pm so we just wandered back to the hotel so that we can make the most of our day tomorrow.