Four Continents 2012

Malaga: 27-29 September

		Speed is an important selling point for trains in Europe. This was a secondary route, but look at the speed. †
		It was late afternoon by the time we had checked in. We went for a walk through the main square ... †
		then sat at a street cafe and had a drink and some tapas ... *
		then some more tapas in another cafe. *
		The next day, after the Carmen Thyssen Museum (no photos allowed), we visited the Cathedral. Very impressive. †
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		Tomb of a bishop, who seems rather nonchalant. *
		The choir stalls were beautifully carved. †
		That night, we dined well at Il Gato. *
		The next day, we visited the Picasso Museum (no photos allowed), then walked past the Roman Theatre. *
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		We walked to the beach at Playa de la Malagueta, but found it rather bleak and lacking in any attractive restaurants. †
		Then we back towards the harbour, and found a number of nice places. *
		View across the harbour to the town. *
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		Early evening on Rua Marqués de Larios, one of the main shopping streets. *
		Sunrise with the moon showing over the inner suburbs of Malaga. *
		Our flight out of Malaga did not leave until late afternoon, so we had time in the morning to visit the Alcazar above the town. *
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		There are good views of the town from the Alcazar. *
		A zoom lens clearly shows the incomplete tower and facade of the Cathedral. *
		The path through the Alcazar comes out above the Roman Theatre. *
		We walked back past the Cathedral ... *
		and sat in a square facing its side entrance ... *
		where Nick had this healthy lunch. *
		Flying from Malaga to Casablanca that afternoon, we passed over Gibraltar. *

Then we started our tour of Morocco.