"Descrube el verdadero detalle / Discover the real detail ..."
When I caught sight of that ad slogan high up on the wall of a department store it captured the way I felt about Málaga, on this our fourth day in the city (and our last day in Spain) : wherever you go there is more than just stock-tourist beauty to be uncovered.
Here are a few images of today's unexpected sights:
Behind the Centro de Arte Contemporanio, these stunning murals spruce up an otherwise unappetising apartment block...
And a close up of one of the towers ...
A fabulous little car park as seen from the fourth floor of the Ibis Budget Hotel where we stayed...
Walking along the Alameda I looked up and caught sight of these birds ...
The redeveloped harbour has a lot of dead retail (think Docklands, Melbourne) but a brilliant sail like trellis along its aptly named walkway, the Palmeral de Las Sorpresas, catches your attention...
Impromptu street art along the city's grotty, concrete storm drain inhabited by homeless people and used by skateboarders during the day. The Malagueños call the drain "the river" ...long time since it resembled anything natural or river like.
...nice Michael Jackson mural..."look into the mirror" reads the accompanying message.
High rises...
...and a close up of the other mural from behind CAC.
This 60s office building with its clean shapes and line creates a fabulous pattern off set by the palms, old street lamps and clear, blue, afternoon sky...
Back at the El Corte Inglés department store, where, yes, we did most of our shopping - for food - I came across these enticing leggy blond encouraging retail therapy. Where in the hell do the Spaniards get the money to shop - more than 26% are unemployed!
And on this last day in Spain, there were still reminders of Moorish heritage, of the presence of Al Andalus. This faux-minaret a perfect example...
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