From Our Balcony

This is the lovely view from my balcony. Most apartments in Benalmadena have a balcony – some have two. Some balconies are bigger allowing you to put a table and some chairs. Some are more for decorative purposes – probably enough space to put a couple of pots of plants or a couple of washing lines.

For those with a bigger balcony, people love to sit out on the balcony – sometimes sunbathing in the day, or having their dinners on the balcony in the evening. In some apartments, the living room is quite small, and very warm on a Summer day. So, it makes sense to use the balcony as a dining hall.

Roger and I take our dinners on the balcony, after the sun goes down. After that, we will sit out on the balcony and have a couple of drinks, while enjoying the beautiful view of the lights on the pueblo – the hillside villages. Later on, there might be some chips which always go very well with a beer or a whiskey.

There is not a lot of activity out on the streets since this is a quiet part of the town. Looking over the balcony, you see people walking their dogs in the evening, sometimes after midnight. You see old couples ambling along hand in hand.

Up on the hillside, you see cars travelling at night on the highway. In the summer months, you can see cable cars going up the hill. They operate until midnight.

Sometimes, we look for stars in the sky. They are not very visible. You have to stare into the sky for a bit before catching a little blink, indicating the star is there before it disappears again. I learned that Arcturus is the brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere.

If there is a new moon, we will watching it as it make its way down behind the mountains. We see planes coming into Malaga, carrying with them loads of happy holiday makers.

Some time ago, we caught sight of an UFO. It was identified in the news the next day as some debris from China’s space station. Sometimes, it is the underbelly of a seagull we saw as it flew by. They are quite a sight to behold in the night sky. Looking up as they flew by, you see only their white underbelly.

Occasionally, a dog would bark. That can’t be helped because it is estimated that one household in four has a dog. Sometimes, one bark would start off a tirade of barks. That is not fun, but there is nothing you could do about it, and it usually quiets down again very quickly.

Generally, it is just relaxing and enjoying the peaceful and tranquil evening. At night, the place has a dreamy feel about it – peaceful, and serene until some twat comes along on his, or her motorbike with its loud, noisy engine, shattering the peace to a million pieces. That is my pet peeve in Benalmadena – motorcycles with loud engines. They are so unnecessary, and should be banned!

When I first arrived, I was taking pictures every night. Can’t seem to get enough of the beautiful view. Of course, the phone camera is limited to what it can do. But, I keep taking pictures to find the best amongst them.

Now, I have hundreds of them, and it took me some time going through them to pick the best ones to post here. Enjoy!

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