Restaurante Chino Internacional

There are quite a few Chinese restaurants in Benalmadena. Restaurante Chino Internacional, or International Chinese Restaurant is one. They are on the main street in Arroyo. As such they are suitably located and they seem to do quite well. They were always busy when we dined with them.

Roger and I were there again recently. We tried their Peking Duck, Chop Suey prawns and we had some fried rice.

Their Peking duck is quite different from the way they are done back home. But that was okay.

The prawns were fresh and nice but the chop suey was way too oily to be comfortable with.

I find the fried rice rather bland. But that is how they do their fried rice in all the Chinese restaurants here.

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Proverbs, Maxims, Adages...

Proverbs, maxims, adages, and cliches are different forms of aphoristic statements that gain prevalence from generation to generation and frequently appear in our day-to-day speech. These are words of wisdom, of the sages, gurus, philosophers… the wise men before us who have been through life’s hard knocks. If we take time to examine their words, we would surely benefit from their wisdom.

A pig bought on credit is forever grunting. - Spanish Proverb

Every man dies. Not every man lives. - Tom Robbins

Our aspirations are our possibilities. - Robert Browning

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. - James Allen

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber’s face. - Juvenal

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Friends come and go but enemies accumulate. - Arthur Bloch

We are really the victims of our own problems. - Jimmy Greaves

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. - William Hazlitt

Insanity and Genius are two sides of the same street. - Odie Henderson

Diligence is the mother of good luck. - Benjamin Franklin

Creditors have better memories than debtors. - Benjamin Franklin

The weak in courage is strong in cunning. - William Blake

After a storm comes a calm. - Matthew Henry

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. - Wyatt Earp

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched. - Unknown

An optimist is one who makes the best of it when he gets the worst of it. - Unknown

It is easy to despise what you cannot get. - Aesop

The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas. - Joseph Addison

No noise is as emphatic as one you are trying not to listen to. - Unknown

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Mount Calamorro

Mount Calamorro is one of the many mountains in Spain. It is also a tourist attraction in Benalmadena.

“The summit of the Calamorro mountain offers one of the best panoramic views of the Costa del Sol – on a clear day it’s possible to see around 150km in either direction, from Gibraltar in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Granada province to the east! - Source

You can take a fifteen minutes ride to the top of the mountain from the Teleférico cable car out of Arroyo de la Miel. In Summer, the cable cars operate at night too – until midnight.

No doubt the view will be very different from that in the day. I have been up there once, in the day, but not in the night.

This is the cable car station where you take the cable car up the mountain.

This is Mount Calamorro from our balcony. We can see the cable cars going up and down.

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Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol – the heartbeat of Malaga where the sun, sand and fun beckons. It is one of the most popular and important tourist destinations in the Southern region of Malaga Province, Spain. The area's sunny climate is the main attraction.

The coastline, stretching 150 km of beaches, comprises a number of towns, popular with the British, Germans, Scandinavians and French. Benalmadena sits in the center of this very popular coast, which reportedly accounted for 35% of Spain’s tourism income.

The Costa del Sol is an awesome place. On the beaches, there are sunbeds and straw shade umbrellas for rent. Or, you can bring your own beach chairs, towels and mats and set up your own space on the beach. There are cafeterias if you are hungry.

Along the beach promenade, there are eateries – restaurants and cafes. and gift shops. There are also apartments and hotels. Up on the road from the beach are more hotels, apartments, shops, restaurants and bars. The scene is the same for as far as the eyes can see.

Tourists arrival on the Costa del Sol begin in May. Peak periods are from July to September when the European summer holidays and the school holidays begin. By the end of September, tourists will begin to dwindle when the Summer holidays end and children go back to school. By then, it will also be too windy and cold to go into the water.

I had a wander along the beach the other day. It was still rather quiet. It should be getting busier soon now that the European summer holidays has started.

The beach promenade is a great place for a walk – any time of the day. The mere sight of so many people having a good time is sure to relax you.

The beach promenade. There are restaurants, cafes, hawkers, gift shops, hotels and apartments.

A common sight on the promenade are hawkers hawking their wares – usually imitation goods like shoes, bags, wallets, football jerseys and caps, watches, sunglasses....

On the other side of the beach, up on the road, you will also see restaurants, cafes, gift shops, hotels and apartments.

This is Castillo de Bil-Bil, or Castle of Bil-Bil – an iconic landmark on the Costa Del Sol.

So is this windmill.

If you ever go to Malaga, you must go and have look at the Costa del Sol.

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Humorous Wit

Aphorisms that are humorous are precious. The lessons, or truth put in a humorous way are more easily remembered.

Here are some humorous and witty quotes. They are funny, and at the same time, there is quite a bit of truth in them. Keep a collection of the ones you like and you will be a witty and humorous person.

Life begins at 40, but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times. - Helen Rowland

When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snap-back. - Bill Copeland

It would probably be an improvement if more things we heard went out the other ear instead of the mouth. - Unknown

When money talks, nobody notices what grammar it uses. - Unknown

It’s a small world, but I wouldn’t want to paint it. - Steven Wright

Keep smiling and one day life will get tired of upsetting you. - Unknown

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him. - Benjamin Franklin

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor’s nose. - Henry Wadworth Longfellow

Those that can, do. Those that can’t, complain. - Linus Torvalds

It is easier to swallow angry words than to have to eat them. - Unknown

A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge! - Unknown

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. - Austin O’Malley

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The Moon,And Venus

A couple of nights ago, we were sitting out on the balcony after dinner, when we saw the new moon. Shortly afterwards when it was dark enough, we saw Venus too.

On the first night, the moon was to the left of Venus.

On the second night, the moon was to the right of Venus.

They stayed for a while before disappearing behind the mountains.

The moon showed up an hour later each night until it was too late for us to follow it any more.

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San Juan Festival

San Juan, or St John the Baptist, is the patron Saint of Arroyo de la Miel. Every year, Arroyo de la Miel hosts a week-long traditional festivities to honour him.

The week-long San Juan Festival begins on the 24th of June. It is one of the biggest local celebrations, and one of many festivals in Benalmadena. There will be concerts, dances and a feria (fair).

The San Juan celebration began a week earlier with a procession from the San Juan Chapel in Arroyo de la Miel and ended at the fairground, where there were performances, food and drinks. This was last Sunday.

In the park adjacent to the fairground, people were also celebrating. There were many groups of picnickers.

The fair begins today. There will be rides for the children, tents for performances and makeshift stalls for food and drinks.

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