Málaga / Benalmádena
Continuing our exploration of the Costa del Sol to the west of Málaga we took an Uber to La Playa de la Misericordia, just a few kilometres from the city centre. Misericordia doesn't translate to misery as you'd expect but rather it means compassion. However the beach was definitely miserable and needs some compassion, today it looked quite bare and uninviting. After a few minutes taking in the misery we ordered another Uber to take us to Benalmádena just a little further down the coast. We were surprised with the exceptional quality of the brand new Lexus car we were driven in, and when we queried the driver we were told that many Ubers in Spain operate via a very expensive licensing setup, and the drivers are employed by a company, which is a bit different to the setup at home where it's often just a local using his own car.
Benalmádena was obviously geared towards families, with lots of attractions around a busy marina where all signage was in English, many bars and restaurants and a crowded beach.
After some cheap tapas for lunch we walked along the nicely kept promenade for a while to the western end of Torremolinos, but as the train station was still at least a 30 minute walk from where we stopped we caught one more leathery Lexus Uber back to the historical centre. We think we've seen enough of the west side of Malaga and the Costa del Sol for this trip!
K had another meetup with Carmen for language practice, which we followed with an extremely nice steak at an Argentinian restaurant close by.
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