Museo Jorge Rando
We had been wanting to visit the Jorge Rando Museum since we arrived. It was closed until now for what we now know was renovations (we had thought it was closed due to Covid).
Anyway we saw in the Sur in English that it reopened last week so we made plans to visit yesterday.
It is a short walk away from our apartment (less than 10 minutes) but was in an area that we had not visited before. We really liked the feel of the area and had coffee and a small bocadillo in a cafe near the museum while waiting for it to open at 10am. It was sunny at 9.30am and when we arrived at the museum our temperature was checked. Mine was high - just under 38 degrees! I had to explain that I had been sitting in the sun and I was warm with a sweatshirt on!
It's a phenomenally attractive museum with a courtyward out the back that is clad in corten steel. The art is very impressive and even though there is a lot to see it is not overwhelming. We plan to return again.
While out in the courtyard, Ciaran got a call from a friend who was going to be in Malaga (he recently moved to San Pedro) and was wondering if we were available to meet for a tapas - which of course we were.
So when we returned home from the museum we had another coffee at home and did an online Spanish class before Ciaran went to the studio with Bones to meet our friends and show them his studio.He then dropped the dog home to the apartment and we then all went to Casa Lola for a little lunch of tapas. Ciaran and I shared a Russian Salad and I had a glass of wine with Ciaran having 2 cana's of beer.
And then later at 4pm we went on to our Speak and Learn Spanish lesson in the Hotel Anahita in the Populus Cafe in their hotel. Phew it was a tough one!
Following the Spanish class we both went our separate ways again with Ciaran heading back to the studio and me returning to the apartment to do some PIGSY work.
Dinner was early enough about 8.30pm and we watched the new version of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca which has just come out on Netflix. Really enjoyed it - Lily James was captivating as the second Mrs De Winter.
I should also mention the cute little fish market we happened upon near the Museo Jorge Rando. It looked old a bit rough and ready but very authentic
All in all a fantastic day in Malaga!
