On Saturday we spent the day around the Casa but had to nip down to Periana and Puente Don Manuel for a few supplies so decided to stop at The Castle of Zalía located at the side of the road home. It's a ruined fortress which stands opposite the town of Alcaucín and one of the best defensive architectures in Axarquia, dating from Moorish times.
The entrance...
Amazing views of the hills And Lake Vinuela in the sunset!
After the culture...time for lunch.....
Mmmmm....tapas!
...and then a wander through the narrow streets of the old town.
After all that a nice cup of tea and fruit tart was definitely needed...!
Happy chappies in Cafe Lepanto!
At this time of year the museum is reasonably quiet, although I believe that in the tourist season there can be long queues! A few folk and a school party were all we had to contend with so we were able to enjoy the peace of this lovely building - Palacio de Buenavista - and the wonderful collection that it houses. Picasso's work, paintings, sculpture, prints and ceramics, is organised thematically and spans eight decades. Fascinating to see themes tackled in different styles within the same gallery space!
And wonderful to see how engaged the school children were during their visit!
Our purchases!
Some views within the building...
And the courtyard cafe!
We spent yesterday in Malaga, taking the bus from Torre Del Mar so no worries about navigating the city and finding parking....very relaxing
The cathedral.....I front of which we sat at a street cafe and enjoyed a coffee in the morning sun!
You may remembered I posted a photo showing a building in the same square as the Cathedral....I liked the colours and the cover used while the building was being restored....Well the covers are now off!
The now glorious Palacio Episcopal!
We spent some time wandering around...actually looking for very elusive fabric and art shops........couldn't find them but hey...the Christmas decorations are still up!
Decided to concentrate on our main focus of the day.....The Picasso Museum!
We had a good day with 5 participants getting to grips with tray dyeing and basic heat-press printing. So lovely to be able to run part of the workshop outside on the terrace!
Ready to start!
Tray dyeing - arranging fabric in the tray
Applying colour
The long wait....!
Results...lots of lovely colour!
The happy workers....
Penny, Sue, Morag, Catherine, Angela, Anne and Sara
Over the past few weeks we havehad some lovely walks, on the hill behind Casa Rosina, on the old railway, at the lake....so here are a few pics!
Lake Vinuella on a cloudy day
Cloud blanket
We stay on the sunlit hill!
Evening walk - wonderful light!
....along the track before heading up through the aromatic plants and herbs
the moon comes up!
Hill, moon, cross.....!
CALLING CARD.....Richard Levens and Anna Scott
For more information, hear a live sample and order a copy go to:
www.orkneyart.co.uk
If you are confused....with Christmas Eve coming after Christmas! Slight technical hitch.....normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
until then another nice image of Nerja!
It's really hard to start again having had a break over Christmas with family here...so I'm going to post a few pics with minimal amount of words...nothing changes....just to get up to date......!
Christmas Eve in Nerja
Mosaic steps down to one of the small bays
Lunch....overlooking the Med
One of Nerja's coves - great for a swim!
Tidelines!
Colours!
Just as we were leaving the beach the colours of this boat and the Palm leaf caught my eye!
We have had some great walks in the hills....the wild herbs and aromatic plants are coming in profusion, making walking just lovely with the smells of thyme, lavender, rosemary and others, yet to be identified.
The very small amount of rain since we arrived have seen the hills become much greener and full of plants and wild flowers
Lots of small wild iris also dot the hillsides!
I've been collecting herbs and tying into bunches to hang around the house.....you get their wonderful aroma as you walk past!
