Málaga, Spain

Our next stop was Málaga on the south coast of Spain. It is clearly a very active commercial port besides a cruise ship destination. We chose to visit the Picasso museum and then wander around town for a while.

Picasso was born in Málaga and lived there until he was 19. He left at age 19 and never returned. His family donated the art for the museum and his birth house has been preserved. The art in the museum is not famous, but is certainly representative of Picasso's career. There was a movie taken of Picasso painting on glass. He painted the outline of a bird with one continuous brush stroke. And, with one brush of paint, he painted a vase of flowers on the glass. You could see him through the glass as he painted it. When he was done, he sometimes found a blank place in the glass and gave a smile for the camera. It was fascinating to watch.

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The museum was near the cathedral which was beautiful. There was a service in progress so we only went inside the door and stood quietly for a minute. The organ was massive. Alas, we didn't get to hear it. That would have been a special treat. In the picture below you can see the priests saying mass.

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The streets of Málaga were made of what looked like marble and were the best looking sidewalks we have ever walked. And, they were clean. The town on Sunday morning was full of local families and tourists walking around the town. Málaga is on the Costa del Sol and very much a beach resort town. 







 

We stopped for lunch in  pleasant side walk cafe (one of a plethora) and had a small lunch. The picture below is the mussels that Chuck had.

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