Sundays in Andalucia are extremely boring. Everything (save for a handful of restaurants) is closed. The European equivalent of Target (Carrefour) is closed, the gym closes at 2. The Spanish take the idea of Sunday being a "day of rest" very seriously. Therefore Sundays are usually spent in a cafe preparing lessons for the week or lying on my couch catching up on American TV. Spanish TV is terrible, even the Spaniards think so. But last Sunday my friends and I took the day into our own hands and walked to a neighborhood of Malaga called Pedregalejo. It's residential and quieter than the center of town, so it was a nice break from the constant noise around my apartment. The beach is lined with restaurants, mostly specializing in seafood (shocking) and paella, a Spanish specialty. Paella is a rice based dish with saffron, vegetables and a selection of meats. Typically paella includes a lot of seafood, but the cook can throw in anything they like to a paella pan. The six of us happily spent most of our Sunday afternoon sitting on the beach indulging in paella, adobo (lemon fish) and cerveza con limon (beer with lemon). Those of you currently experiencing the snowpocalypse may want to avoid the pictures below.
En route in Pedregalejo
Also, for any who has been wondering what my beloved croquetas look like, here is a picture. These are delicious mushroom croquetas. Recently I've sampled chicken croquetas and spinach croquetas in addition to the traditional ham ones. Life's tough.
Croquetas!
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