Malaga in March Day 3

The weather forecast and the weather itself would be pretty depressing if we were anywhere else but Malaga without cagoules, Goretex shoes and umbrellas. As it is, ok it's raining, and it's not supposed to rain in Malaga, but back at home in the mountains it's minus 13 degrees centigrade or something equally absurd  whereas here despite the rain it's 16 or 17. Plus I'm on holiday so all in all I'm not complaining. In the morning we roam the damp streets of Malaga centre which is clean and nice even in the rain, look inside one or two churches which are open and free and nosy in and out of the various sections of Bar El Pimpi which seems to take up a whole block in the old centre of Malaga. Then, of course we go back to Mercado de Asbastos for the necessary for cooking some fried fish back in the flat. In the afternoon to wake us up we go to Cafe Central which is famous for the fact that, as in many other places in Malaga, but they are the most famous, you can drink your coffee with exactly the right proportions of coffee and milk, from Nube to Mitad to Solo. 

Being one of those people who at home peers suspiciously at the colour of my coffee in my mug to see if there is the perfect balance, I am inordinately pleased about this discovery. Back out in the elements we concede ourselves a little shopping, not difficult because Malaga is full of interesting shops, many reasonably priced. We invest in a map of Spain for our coming autumn trip and then walking down alongside the river we encounter the Centro de arte contemporáneo, which is free, so wander in to look around. More difficult to understand and appreciate than Picasso, we nevertheless spend nearly an hour looking and debating and wondering. Evening is approaching and so we head for Antigua Casa de Guardia where we repeat the Vermouth and add an Amontillado. Thus fortified we whizz back through the rain to home and dry. We have no television at home and so indulge ourselves in Spanish TV, where a presenter is gleefully explaining the effects of the snow and cold in the north and centre on agriculture and the many litres of beneficial rainfall on water reserves, and programmes about Spain and food are enough to keep us amused and to practice our Spanish. A wet day in Malaga, but enjoyable all the same.