Beans and scenes / Judias al horno y escenas

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All three mornings of our stay in Fuengirola, we had a buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant. It was a generous buffet although the options, in my humble opinion, were mostly lower end. I managed with scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, pastries, and other things and never left hungry. San Geraldo began each breakfast testing my fortitude by piling his plate with what even he considered mediocre baked beans. To me, mediocre would be an improvement. You might remember they’re possibly top of my list of least favorite foods. And let’s not forget pickled beets. Well, let’s.

I had my digestion issues four days in a row, which had me grousing yesterday. I’m hoping today will be different. I usually have to take pills for the problem every two or three days, so this was unusual and inconvenient.

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of a 1-1/2-hour video chat with Lindy and Matt, and four of their seven cats. That makes any day better. We can’t wait for next year when they’re living somewhere closer to us (probably Spain). No matter what there will no longer be an ocean and much of a continente between us.

Our package has still not been delivered by DHL in San Antonio, Texas. Spanish DHL told me Friday they would follow up with the San Antonio office. No word and San Antonio then again posted that the package couldn’t be delivered because the office was closed. I’ll be on the phone with that local DHL office as soon as they open today.

We’ve got another “moderate warning for high temperature” today. Hovering around 40˚C/104˚F. We went to Goiko for dinner last night. The heat wasn’t at all oppressive given the humidity was 26 percent. Right now, it’s 26˚C/79˚F and the humidity is 38 percent. That’s the way I like it. The heat is rising and the humidity is falling. Time for me to get out in the fresh air.

Las tres mañanas de nuestra estancia en Fuengirola, desayunamos en el bufé del restaurante del hotel. Era un bufé abundante, aunque, en mi humilde opinión, la mayoría de las opciones eran bastante básicas. Me las arreglé con huevos revueltos, fruta fresca, bollería y otras cosas, y nunca me quedé con hambre. San Geraldo empezaba cada desayuno poniendo a prueba mi resistencia llenando su plato con lo que incluso él consideraba alubias al horno mediocres. Para mí, mediocres sería una mejora. Quizás recuerden que están entre mis comidas menos favoritas. Y no olvidemos las remolachas en escabeche. Bueno, olvidémoslas.

Tuve problemas digestivos cuatro días seguidos, lo que me hizo quejarme ayer. Espero que hoy sea diferente. Normalmente tengo que tomar pastillas para este problema cada dos o tres días, así que esto fue inusual e inconveniente.

Ayer tuvimos el placer de charlar por videollamada durante una hora y media con Lindy y Matt, y cuatro de sus siete gatos. ¡Eso alegra cualquier día! Estamos deseando que llegue el año que viene, cuando vivan más cerca de nosotros (probablemente en España). Pase lo que pase, ya no habrá océano ni gran parte del continente entre nosotros.

Nuestro paquete aún no ha sido entregado por DHL en San Antonio, Texas. DHL España me dijo el viernes que harían un seguimiento con la oficina de San Antonio. No hubo noticias y San Antonio volvió a publicar que el paquete no se pudo entregar porque la oficina estaba cerrada. Llamaré a esa oficina local de DHL tan pronto como abran hoy.

Hoy tenemos otra alerta por altas temperaturas. La temperatura ronda los 40 °C/104 °F. Anoche cenamos en Goiko. El calor no era nada sofocante, ya que la humedad era del 26 %. Ahora mismo, la temperatura es de 26 °C/79 °F y la humedad del 38 %. Así me gusta. El calor sube y la humedad baja. Es hora de salir a tomar el aire fresco.

• A broad selection of tasty pastries were only available the first morning. Probably a good thing.
• La amplia selección de deliciosos pasteles solo estuvo disponible la primera mañana. Probablemente fue algo bueno.
• Plaza de la Constitución and Our Lady of the Rosary (the church, not the lady).
• Plaza de la Constitución y Nuestra Señora del Rosario (la iglesia, no la señora).
• The rear end of Our Lady of the Rosary.
• La parte trasera de Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
• Plaza del Ayuntamiento with the former town hall, Hotel Casa Consistorial since 2013. The plaza is now more commonly known as Plaza de los Reyes Católicos, named for the (horrid… I DO have opinions, don’t I?) statue of Ferdinand and Isabel placed in 2014.
• Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Hotel Casa Consistorial desde 2013. La plaza ahora es más conocida como Plaza de los Reyes Católicos, llamada así por la (horrible… SÍ que tengo opiniones, ¿no?) estatua de Fernando e Isabel colocada en 2014.
• Avenida Ramon y Cajal which begins in our old neighborhood as Avenida de Los Boliches and becomes Avenida de San Isidro (below) before its final incarnation in the center of town. And that’s why many locals don’t know the names of the streets. This is commonly known as the bus street, although the bus doesn’t come this far.
• La Avenida Ramón y Cajal, que comienza en nuestro antiguo barrio como Avenida de Los Boliches y se convierte en Avenida de San Isidro (abajo) antes de su forma final en el centro de la ciudad. Por eso muchos lugareños desconocen los nombres de las calles. Se la conoce comúnmente como la calle del autobús, aunque el autobús no llega hasta aquí.

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Author: Moving with Mitchell

From Brooklyn, New York; to North Massapequa; back to Brooklyn; Brockport, New York; back to Brooklyn... To Boston, Massachusetts, where I met Jerry... To Marina del Rey, California; Washington, DC; New Haven and Guilford, Connecticut; San Diego, San Francisco, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Irvine, California; Sevilla and then Fuengirola, Spain. And now Córdoba.

6 thoughts on “Beans and scenes / Judias al horno y escenas”

  1. Hmm. The breakfast offerings do look very “economy label”…

    Those jacaranda trees really make all the difference! What never ceases to amaze me are the benches facing away from the street – not exactly the most edifying of views. Jx

  2. IMHO, that breakfast looks incredible! Being the product of a household that grew up through the Great Depression, beans were a staple!

    Sorry to hear about your plight with DHL. I had a LOT of problems with them here in the states. The worst was one winter, they swore they delivered something to our “property”, only for me to find it a week later, buried in a snow pile at the edge of the property – they never bothered to try and get it anywhere close to the house. I’ve refused to use them ever since.

  3. In one photo it looks like to white vans are about to meet accidentally in the middle of the street. I have never understood beans for breakfast – and the cheap Heinz canned one’s at that.

  4. We have used DHL quite a bit in sending things to Mexico and there always seems to be a glitch. I joked to Carlos that maybe they only have one plane flying and one van delivering which is why it took so long.

    I do love the look of a church but rarely the work of a church.

  5. “The rear end of Our Lady of the Rosary”?
    Excuse me. How dare you?
    Good one.
    You know what? That song does not deserve those musicians. Well, except for KC if that’s really his name. The song is good enough for him.
    Talk about being opinionated.
    Ms. Moon

  6. The breakfast looks ok to me, better than at some of the hotels I’ve stayed at. I’d be a little aggravated at DHL by now. How many days in a row can’t be delivered because the office is closed? Sounds like they aren’t even trying. Might have had better luck just mailing it.

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