Feria de San Juan Arroyo de la Miel

I was out with some friends for dinner on Friday. We were a bit early, so I took the opportunity to wander around the place a bit.

This is the weekend of the San Juan Celebration. Apparently, it is the biggest local celebration. As such the town center was a bit busier than usual. The restaurants in town and in the squares were already busy.

Luckily we were not dining at the town center. Our restaurant was off the High street. Still, there was some spillover and the restaurants off the High Street were also busy. Luckily our friends were already there, and they were able to secure a table.

There were eight of us at the dinner last night. Some left shortly after dinner, while the rest of us carried on and had a few more drinks at the restaurant. As the evening went on, we saw more and more locals on the streets heading in the direction of the Feria, and later, presumably heading for home.

The restaurant was very busy. There was a continuing flow of diners. The restaurant staff, which was already on minimum strength, were rushed off their feet.

It was past midnight when it all quiet down, and we called it a night.

Lovely bed of latana flowers along the road.

Leson la Espiga - that was the restaurant we went to, a local Spanish restaurant.

I had the grilled salmon. It was very nice.

Passing the squares on our way home, we saw that quite a few of the restaurants were still open and there were still people about.

Some ladies were dressed in their traditional flamingo dresses.

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High Street Of Benalmadena

The ‘High Street’ is the town center of Benalmadena. Although considered the town center, it is just a street of more upmarket shops and eateries. Nothing fancy really. But since it is a town center, the main street, together with a couple of more interesting side streets, and the immediate areas will always see some tourists – mostly middle aged couples. Locals are likely to be the young, hip and trendy.

I was up there one evening for dinner. And yesterday, I took a quick walk up there to take some pictures. I was there at about half past four – a quiet period of the day. Most of the shops were closed because it is siesta time from 2.30pm to 5pm. The mornings and the evenings are busier– especially the restaurants.

Anyway, I had a nice walk and was able to take some pictures. I hope they are of interest to you.

This is the Benalmadena train station.

A little way out of the station, I saw this bust of Don Roberto Olid Diaz. Apparently, he was a pediatrician, and humanitarian who did a lot of good work, and helped a lot of children of Benalmadena. He died in a traffic accident in 1990. The bust was in memory of him.

This is an iconic Jacaranda tree on High Street. In Spring, it is covered with beautiful purple flowers. Now there’s only a couple of small scattered blooms left.

Picture - courtesy of Roger.

Restaurants and shops on the high street.

Going through the pictures, I just realized that they were mostly restaurants. I guess they are more prominent.

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San Juan Festival

There is a festival in Benalmadena at the moment. It’s the San Juan festival – San Juan, the Baptist and patron saint of Benalmadena.

The week-long festival started last night – the eve of San Juan, with barbecues, bonfires, fireworks, food and drinks along the beaches. This stayed on till quite late. Some people stayed till the morning.

There will also be a feria (fair) in celebration of the San Juan festival. As with any fair, there will be food, drinks, music and dance, rides and games... San Juan is one of the biggest local celebrations.

While out for a walk yesterday, I saw workmen setting up tents and decorations in preparation for the opening. Some were testing and putting the final touches to rides.

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Cooking Dinner

I cooked my first meal in Arroyo two nights ago – curry chicken, fried French beans and some rice. It took a while to familiarize myself in the kitchen, the cooking utensils, and where is what kept where… etc. But I got there in the end. Dinner was served on time, and it was edible. Cooking will be easier from here on now that I know where everything is – after opening and closing cabinets, playing hide and seek the last few days.

The raw materials. Curry paste, rice, potatoes and French beans. Forgot to include the chicken in the photo.

There was plenty of curry left over - enough for another meal. And there was half a packet of French beans too. So we had the same the following night with a slight change to the fried beans. I fried some carrots with the French beans, and added a dish of fried eggs with onions.

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UFO Identified

Two nights ago, Roger and I were sitting on the balcony having a drink, when he alerted me to a fireball in the sky. At first he thought it was a plane, but it was moving too fast and too fiery to be a plane.

I sprung for my phone camera in the apartment and managed to capture the tail end of the fireball.

We suspected that it could be a meteorite. However it wasn’t. We learned from the Spanish papers the following day that it was the debris of the second stage of China’s space station launch.

From that night onwards, I kept my phone with me when we were on the bacalony. Maybe, there will be another sighting before too long. When that happens, I will be ready.

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Shadows

On my first day at the apartment, I saw the afternoon sun cast lovely shadows of the table and chairs on the balcony. Seeing the shadows, of course I have to take some pictures of them. The lower the sun set, the longer the shadows. So I find myself following the shadows the whole afternoon. Here are a few edited photos from that afternoon’s work.

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