MALAGA - PICASSO

SUNDAY 14th AUGUST

  It was fiesta time in Malaga today, it being the feast of the Assunption of The Virgin Mary - a small fact that we overlooked when setting out on our journey!  We found our way to the town centre and an underground carpark relatively easily.  Adam then started pannicking about finding a bar showing the Stoke v Chelsea match, so we parted company with Karen,Leia and I going to the Picasso Museum and Adam in search of the Chelsea game.  We rendezvoused at the museum at 5.00pm.

  The crowds were teeming in the centre and much alcohol was being consumed.  However all was peaceful and quiet (and air-conditioned) in the museum.  Malaga was a town that Picasso left at the age of 19 and vowed never to return until General Franco was dead.  Sadly for him the General outlived him by two or three years.

  Adam wandered the town for a couple of hours and found numerous Irish pubs but not one of them was showing the Chelsea game.  Amazingly enough they all seemed to prefer showing Spanish football.  Ah well, you can't win them all, and Chelsea fell into that category too!

 We got back in time to go out for an evening meal, which was a good thing as the waiter in Malaga obviously didn't hear my order for a Brie Crepe and only delivered Karen's order so I had to make do with my cup of coffee!