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I’ve been using the “little gold person” on Google Maps to stroll our likely new neighborhood in Córdoba. I’ve discovered so much within a 5-minute walk, including a 15th-century watchtower 3 minutes away. The neighborhood is more interesting than I appreciated.
We’re caught up on the second request of documents for our estate agent and are awaiting whatever comes next. We’ve begun to talk about when we might take possession, keeping an overlap with the apartment here. I tried telling Dudo this morning, but he interrupted me to demand a treat.
We realize we won’t be able to take all our plants with us because we’ll have a balcony as opposed to a large terrace and all our plants are too big and require too much sun. We have often ended up leaving our plants behind when we move. Many people are going to be very happy to have them.
We met Lulu for coffee Sunday morning at the nearby Hotel Ilunion (because Mesón Salvador is back to being closed Sundays). We had Sunday lunch at Elena and Tynan’s and I didn’t think to take pictures of all of us. Next time definitely. Their “kids” Alexander and Paula were there, as was Alexander’s girlfriend, María. What a wonderful mix. Elena prepared another of her superb meals. The seven of us consumed enough puff pastry sausage rolls and other hand-wrapped treats to feed an army. Elena and Paula spent the previous evening creating those wonders. Elena was bored with her usual perfect lunches, so she tried something new, hunter’s chicken. So good. We can’t get enough of her roast potatoes which are always better than any we’ve had, so she gave us what we wanted. It all was followed by ice cream.
Paula just graduated from University of Córdoba’s School of Music and knows the city well. She was excited to share what she knew about our neighborhood and the great places for food. They all love Córdoba and it’s so close we know we’ll see them easily here and there. Given we won’t have a constant view of the Mediterranean Sea much longer, I’ll be sharing a vista or two every day.
He estado usando la “persona de oro” de Google Maps para pasear por nuestro probable nuevo barrio en Córdoba. He descubierto mucho en 5 minutos a pie, incluida una torre de vigilancia del siglo XV a 3 minutos. El barrio es más interesante de lo que me gustó.
Estamos al día con la segunda solicitud de documentos para nuestra agente inmobiliario y estamos esperando lo que venga después. Hemos comenzado a hablar sobre cuándo podríamos tomar posesión, manteniendo una superposición con el apartamento aquí. Intenté decírselo a Dudo esta mañana, pero me interrumpió para exigirme un regalo.
Nos damos cuenta de que no podremos llevarnos nuestras plantas con nosotros porque tendremos un balcón en lugar de una gran terraza y todas nuestras plantas son demasiado grandes y requieren demasiado sol. Siempre hemos terminado dejando nuestras plantas atrás cuando nos mudamos. Mucha gente estará muy feliz de tenerlas.
El domingo por la mañana nos reunimos con Lulu para tomar un café en el cercano Hotel Ilunion (porque el Mesón Salvador vuelve a estar cerrado los domingos). El domingo comimos en casa de Elena y Tynan y no se me ocurrió hacernos fotos a todos. La próxima vez, sin duda. Sus “hijos” Alexander y Paula estaban allí, al igual que la novia de Alexander, María. Qué mezcla tan maravillosa. Elena preparó otra de sus magníficas comidas. Los siete consumimos suficientes rollitos de salchicha de hojaldre y otras delicias envueltas a mano como para alimentar a un ejército. Elena y Paula pasaron la tarde anterior creando esas maravillas. Elena estaba aburrida de sus habituales almuerzos perfectos, así que probó algo nuevo, pollo del cazador. Muy bueno. No nos cansamos de sus patatas asadas, que siempre son mejores que cualquiera de las que hemos probado, así que nos dio lo que queríamos. A todo esto le siguió un helado.
Paula acaba de graduarse de la Escuela de Música de la Universidad de Córdoba y conoce bien la ciudad. Estaba emocionada de compartir lo que sabía sobre nuestro barrio y los excelentes lugares para comer. A todos les encanta Córdoba y está tan cerca que sabemos que los veremos fácilmente aquí y allá. Dado que ya no tendremos una vista constante del mar Mediterráneo por mucho tiempo, compartiré una o dos vistas cada día.
• San Geraldo se olvidó de compartir el agua conmigo, así que no compartí mi galleta.
• Incluso las servilletas hacían juego. La silla que está a la cabecera de la mesa es la que se desplomó debajo de mí (haz clic aquí). Elena la reparó y la reacondicionó. Ahora ella tiene que hacer todo el resto.
• Desearía tener otro plato de estos hoy.
• Pollo del cazador. Un clásico de los pubs británicos, pechuga de pollo envuelta en tocino. Se supone que debe estar untada con salsa de barbacoa. Elena usó solo un poco y eso lo hizo mucho mejor, en mi opinión.
• Esta mañana llegué un minuto tarde para ver el brillo del color.
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Mmmm, that hunter chicken DOES look yummy!
Debra:
It was out of this world. Elena cooks!
New vistas on the horizon. Start putting the treats in the cats travel boxes. When they want the treat, they can go in the box. The chicken looks wonderful, I will have to try that. Get the recipe for the potatoes and whatever her secret is that makes them so special.
David:
Oh, if the cats were only that easy. We’ve tried that. They look at the treats, look at us, and walk away. No matter how long we leave the treats. I’ll get the recipe for the potatoes from Elena. She’ll just tell me what she does and I’ll take notes. She could do them in her sleep and they would still be perfect.
Food porn! Loving it.
Hoping all goes smoothly with the move for you but … Dudo knows. I see it on his face; he knows!!!!
Bob:
I cleaned some drawers in my office yesterday. That should be a sign to the cats. To be honest, they make me the most nervous about the move. Imagine driving 2 hours with them yowling in their carriers.
We drove from Miami to Camden … 669 miles … with four cats and a dog in the car!!! We spread it out over two days but still it took Tuxedo quite a while to stop howling.
Bob:
We had a cat in the States called Maynard. He had major anxiety attacks even if he got closed in a big room. In the car, he would yowl. If you ignored him, he eventually calmed. SG couldn’t ignore him. Maynard yowled. SG said, “You’re OK.” Maynard yowled. SG said, “You’re OK.” Fortunately, we never drove more than a half hour to the vet with him. It was a non-stop half hour. I wanted to force them both to take a pill.
Wonderful photos! I’m so glad to know that you’ll still be able to see Elena and Tynan sometimes, and that Paula and the little gold person are giving you great vibes about Córdoba!
Judy C:
We are so excited about the city!
Boud here, great food there. It looks as if she parboils or microwaves the potatoes then roasts them. It’s great.
Your new home is looking very good already.
Boud:
Elena has said a dozen times how she does the potatoes. I never listen. I’ll find out.
As Bob said – “food porn”! It does look appetising. Are the sausage rolls “British-style” (with sausagemeat) or “continental style” (a frankfurter or similar wrapped in pastry)?
Can’t wait to see the new apartment, lack of sea views or otherwise! Jx
Jon:
Definitely British style. Elena is Spanish but lived and worked in Cornwall and the Peak District. She does it all. Can’t wait to get photos of our own of the apartment. The ones online are unbelievably bad.
CORDOBA or Bust! All to exciting AND it means more history lessons which I love! All my best!
Ron:
Yes! I’m especially excited to have all new “old” things to learn about.
YUM! And YUM again!
Happy your friends will be near enough for the occasional visit.
I can sense a little excitement in the air. As crazy as a move can be, and you guys are much more experienced than we, it is always exciting.
Jim:
I do love to move. So, yes, I‘m hyped.
What a meal! Now I’m hungry. I’ll miss our visits to Mesón Salvador, though. Will we return at times to go there, or will we find a new place? I can’t wait to see.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
I’m sure we’ll return regularly to Fuengirola.
You sure do have a lot of changes coming your way. I look forward to following you on your journey! That food looks delicious!
Michael:
We have never had a bad meal at Elena’s. And she always make it look easy.
Those potatoes!! And the sunrise is still beautiful.
Kelly:
Yes, those potatoes. I’m not even a huge potato eater, but have to stop myself when it comes to those. I THINK we may have views of sunrise and sunset over the mountains at our new place.
Few things in life are as enjoyable as a very good roasted potato. The rest of the food looks beautiful too and that table!
I bet you’re going to love Cordoba.
Again…sigh.
I am tired this afternoon, Mitchell. Also, old.
Ms. Moonheavysigh:
I’m so excited about Córdoba. Hope today’s a better day!
I can’t lie, part of my will miss seeing the beautiful sunset and sunrises and the ocean pictures. It’s the one thing I miss living now where I do. I really, really miss living by a body of water
Mistress Borghese:
As I’ve been replying to comments I realized we may even have views of sunrise and sunsets over the mountains at our new place. I must admit, though, I’ll miss the view of the sea. The most relaxing view for me.
Even if you soon won’t be able to share with us views of the Mediterranean, I hope the delicious-looking food clips keep on coming.
Kirk:
I promise lots of delicious food pix as well as beautiful views around Córdoba.
Lots of yummy-ness! I think I could eat that whole platter of puff-paste sausage rolls myself.
Walt the Fourth:
A number of us at the table could have eaten that entire platter. I even grabbed the last one. I NEVER do that.
We have a Polish dish called Hunter’s stew and that’s really good what will we do without your photos of the strange outfits the men wear while walking on your Beach
Parsnip:
There are lots of tourists in Córdoba. I have a feeling there’ll be outfits to share. I learned how to cook hunter’s stew at boy scout camp. I wonder if it’s the same.
Bigos!
We love it. Admittedly we have only had the off-the-shelf-in-a-jar version (we have loads of Eastern European shops in our area, but don’t know any Polish “Mamas” to cook it for us), but get a good one, and the combination of cabbage, smoked and unsmoked meats, sausage, onions, paprika, tomato and everything else thrown in is irresistible… Jx
Ooh. That does sound delicious. And nothing like Boy Scouts Hunter Stew.
I love the matching plates and tablecloth! We really need to renew our tablescape. (Is that a word?)
Good to get some positive feedback on your possible move! I hope you get to take your desert roses with you, at least. It would be a shame to leave them behind now that they’re finally old and well-established enough to bloom!
Steve:
Elena saw that set and loved it. Her two sisters bought it for her for her birthday. Even the glasses matched the pattern. And it was perfect for where we live. I’m not sure about the desert roses because they like sun and heat all day and the corner of our terrace is perfect from sunrise to sunset behind the glass curtain; it’s a greenhouse. But it would be painful to leave them. We’ll see. If not, we have friends who have one of their own and would be ecstatic to have ours.
I never cease to marvel at the food you eat – always looks scrumptious and a joy
Urspo:
And we’ll soon have a new set of local cuisines to try.