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Malaga city skyline at night, Spain — View from the 15th floor of the condo we rented in Malaga, Spain. The complex was just finished in April of 2024 and it is ultra modern with amazing fiber optic internet

Modern high-rise building among palm trees, Malaga, Spain — Exterior view of our condo complex. We are on the 15th floor. It is one of the tallest buildings in Malaga at 30 floors. Very handy for finding our way home from the vast Old Town area with its winding curvy streets. It has a gym, rooftop, pool and jacuzzi.

Malaga silhouette sign, Spain — Ruth’s shadow doing a good lowercase “l” imitation. I must say my girl never disappoints me when I ask her to do silly poses and I love her even more for it.

Panorama of Malaga from Gibralfaro hill with the condo tower labeled Subject Property, Spain — Panoramic View of our Condo from Castle/Fort area. Note Magala Harbor and Beach Front to extreme left. Click on Photo for enlarged view.

Giant tennis ball sculpture for the Davis Cup, Malaga, Spain — Málaga was gearing up to host the Davis Cup finals — Ruth lends a hand steadying the ball.

La Malagueta bullring and Malaga port seen from Gibralfaro hill, Spain — The downtown bullring. At least once a month they have bullfights here which quickly sell out.

Roman ruins below the Alcazaba fortress, Malaga, Spain — Two thousand years in one frame: the Roman theatre under the walls of the Alcazaba.

Central Market where small vendors sell every kind of vegetable, fruit, nut, fish, red meat and even wine. Other vendors will cook what you just bought and serve it to you at tables out on the street in from of the market.

Colorful spice market stall, Spain — The cocaine here is quite colorful. I went with the Red/Orange.

Fruit stall at an indoor market, Malaga, Spain — Mangoes, strawberries and hard bargaining at the Atarazanas market.

Dennis in a blue-washed alley hung with Moroccan rugs and bags, Morocco — I really do not give enough credit to Ruth regarding her creative abilities, or any of her abilities for that matter. I have taken a thousand pictures of her and none of them are this good. Of course she had a stunning model, totally relaxed in a foreign environment to work with,.

Street art mural with shark, Malaga, Spain — Lots of Graffiti like most of Europe or L.A. You get used to it and some of it is quite interesting. I liked this one.

Museo Picasso Malaga sign, Spain — So we went to the Picasso Museum here as well. Seems like every country in Europe claims to own Picasso. Credit where credit is due he was born in Malaga.

Picasso painting on display, Malaga, Spain — I call this one Delores.

Picasso Museum exhibit, Malaga, Spain — I call this one Ruth standing.

Decorated ceramic sculpture, Picasso Museum, Malaga, Spain — I don’t know what to call this one. But I used to only love his paintings, but now I think his sculptures are equally amazing.

Sculpture exhibit at the Picasso Museum, Malaga, Spain — Everything reminds me of my grandson Shane. Maybe I miss him?

Posing with art figures, Malaga, Spain — Tired of posing Ruth sits down for a break outside of the museum.

Abstract bronze sculpture at the Picasso Museum, Malaga, Spain — Do they sell Peyote in Spain?

Terraced gardens of Ronda overlooking autumn poplars and hills, Spain — Ronda’s gardens step down toward the gorge, autumn poplars below.

Jamon cured ham market stall, Malaga, Spain — Let’s talk Ham. You can get steak, fish and chicken but Jamon de Iberia is king. This is a picture of the Jamon available at a shop the size of a 7/11 in the U.S. A larger supermarket typically stocks 80 or more 100+ lb such items. The hams are aged 24-27 months and Spaniard’s are presumably required by law to have at least one on hand in their household.

Butcher slicing Iberian jamon into thin shavings, Malaga, Spain — The onsite butcher will slice your Iberian Jamon into thin shavings, almost like pepperoni strips. It is a bit salty but addictive.

Ornate archway entrance, Malaga, Spain — “Mini” version of the Central Market a little closer to our condo.

Indoor market vendor stall, Malaga, Spain — Market purchaser multitasking. Probably already has a Jamon at home.

Modern skyscraper against blue sky, Malaga, Spain — Ruthie preparing to free-climb to the top of our building. She made it but unfortunately the battery died on my camera during her ascent, so she will have to do it again next week.

Gothic church facade in Malaga, Spain — The neo-Gothic spires of the Sacred Heart church, wedged into the old town.

Sunset over the Malaga coastline, Spain — Sunset from the fifteenth floor — the Mediterranean beyond the rooftops.

The town of Ronda on the cliffs above the El Tajo gorge, Spain — Ronda clings to the lip of the El Tajo gorge — worth the day trip from Málaga.

Ornate tiled fountain in a Malaga plaza, Spain — A pigeon takes its evening bath in a backstreet fountain.

La Farola lighthouse illuminated at night, Malaga, Spain — Port lighthouse near the superyacht marina.

Malagueta beach sign sculpture, Malaga, Spain — A small beach area outside of Malaga.

Yacht in Malaga harbor at night, Spain — Superyacht port and nightscape of Malaga at 10pm in the evening on our walk back to the condo from dinner. Fortunately, the Gelato shops were all still open.

Centre Pompidou glass cube, Malaga, Spain — Can you find Ruth? She thought this was a Rubik’s Cube and tried to rotate the bottom floor but was immediately stopped by security.

Malaga skyline panorama at dusk, Spain — Málaga across the harbor at night, the Cathedral floodlit above the waterfront.

Historic plaza and building facade, Malaga, Spain — Plaza life, Málaga style — umbrellas, horses and a long lunch.

Street scene with historic architecture, Malaga, Spain — Old Málaga does its shopping along the iron flank of the Atarazanas market.

Outdoor tapas restaurant, Malaga, Spain — Vermut, cold beer and pinchitos — Taberna Lolita earned a return visit.

Restaurant interior with string lights, Malaga, Spain — It would appear that our reservation was not necessary.

Theatro Club marquee on a curved Malaga corner building in black and white, Spain — Some pics still tell the story better in B/W.

Theatro Club marquee on a curved corner building in Malaga, Spain — The same Theatro corner, making its case in color.

Three Day Side Trip to Tangiers, Morocco.

Morocco Mole cartoon character announcing the Tangier side trip — Secret Squirrel’s sidekick, Morocco Mole invited us over to Tangiers for tea. So we did a 3-day side trip since round trip tickets from Malaga to Tangiers were only $186 for premium seats. PICTURES TO BE POSTED ON OUR RETURN.

OUT-TAKES:

Below are photos and videos not fit to be seen by others. So close your eyes and ears.

Five Minutes Later:

Tired from a long days of high fiving 6 year olds, Mickey Mouse and his agent sit down for a smoke.

Our ancient Iberian ancestors sure knew how to get the party started. Not really sure what Granda Pa there at the top is doing with Fido. Maybe just helping him get over the waterfall?

The brochure for our luxury condo indicated it came with gym access. When we got there and asked them where the gym was they handed us a map.