Malaga Day 3

Our day started in the same way as yesterday's - with churros and hot chocolate. It was still delicious!

We jumped in a taxi up to the botanic gardens cos we couldn't be bothered waiting on the bus and we are wild with our money abroad since it isn't real. On the way we got stuck behind a car crash for a while, it was all very cinematic - people from 4 different cars got out to argue in the street even though some of them weren't even involved.

The gardens are free on a Sunday so this saving covered the cost of our taxi. We spent a couple of hours wandering about enjoying it all - my favourite section was "Around the World in 80 Trees". It was getting pretty warm by this point so we stopped at the cafe for a wee soft drink before heading for the bus. The bus is a 12 minute walk away from the gardens but once you get on it it goes all the way to our hotel so pretty convenient.

Cos of the heat, we weren't really in the mood for a big lunch so we went to Spago's for a bowl of pasta each. Picture the scene - fresh pasta with a sauce of your choice and a soft drink (including beer because Spain) for €6. This includes an al fresco table on one of the busiest drags in the centre of the old town! Bargain. I had red pesto made with cashews and K just had olive oil and parmesan.

Our cheapo day continued with a trip to the Alcazaba which is free after 2 on a Sunday. The Alcazaba is a moorish fortress above the city and as such has amazing views. You are allowed to climb about quite a lot, it is deffo worth a trip. It next to the old Roman Theatre too so you can easily see them both.

Our next plan was to head down to the waterfront so we thought we'd cash in our free ride on the scooter hire scheme to make the journey easier and more fun. Unfortunately, K couldn't get her scooter to work so we just took one and took turns on it. It went much faster than I expected, much faster! It was pretty exhilarating flying along but it was really busy so you had to be careful not to hit anyone.  We got to La Sureña which is the furthest point on the port but when I tried to end my scooter hire it said out of area so I ended up having to scoot back to the other end and then walk back to K. By the time I got back I was roasting!

We quickly ordered the bargain 5 bottles of beer in an ice bucket for €5 and a delicious salad (€4!) to cool me down. The view across the water back to city from La Sureña back to the city is incredible and we always make sure to visit when we are in Malaga.

K popper next door to 100 Montaditos to get a couple of chocolate rolls filled with nutella and oreos, not for me! At least Sunday is euromania day so they were only €1 each - bargain Sunday continues!

We sat there for ages just enjoying the view and the beer then headed back along the water to the Pompidou which is free on a Sunday from 4-8pm! We'd been before so we probably wouldn't have bothered if it hadn't been free but there were some new exhibits that I enjoyed so not a wasted trip.

Post-Pompidou we headed back to the hotel to freshen up before dinner but K suddenly felt very queasy so we ended up cancelling our dinner reservation. I was hungry after a bit so I used Glovo (like deliveroo) to have some dinner delivered to the hotel - I love the future. I got the food from TGB a Spanish burger chain that I like. I had a burger with bacon jam and fry and cry on the side which is half fries half onion rings. It came within 20 minutes and was quite delicious so I'm not too upset about missing dinner. We can go there next time!

Other than that we've just been chilling and K is feeling a bit better so hopefully she will be ok for tomorrow!