Dull and dreary

That's the weather today, although it isn't actually cold. I enjoy it after a long hot summer, it washes a bit of the sun damage away. Let's catch up. On Saturday we went to Tivoli World in Benalmadena to celebrate a birthday. It was so much fun, a really good idea for a birthday treat for a six year old and a good plan for parents who are just partied out and longing to do something different.I really like Tivoli, it has a real fifties/sixties american theme park vibe.

On Sunday we went to another birthday party, it's that age when everyone celebrates their birthday! The party was good fun and since the party games at the girls party British party games have been very much in vogue here. So we did all the musical one, statues, bumps and chairs, Simon says. The mum could have been a bit organised and we would have done "pass the parcel" or as they call it in spanish "pasalo, pasalo" but I guess with all the food and drink and 101 things to prepare for a party there wsn't time.

On Wednesday, I had the Algeciras experience. I really like Algeciras, great shops all in one street including a huuuuge Zara with Zara home included, loads of shoe shops, Women's Secret, Mayoral for funky kids clothes, Stradavarius for the latest in fashion. There are lots of lovely bars for breakfast and I think that it would be a really good place to go out for a meal in the evening. Maria took us for a breakfast in the most charming bar which is her regular haunt called Rebolo. The bar is actually padded for the clients comfort and they play music from the eighties and nineties in the background. I had the most delicious spanish omellete in a roll and the coffee was perfect.I had two cups and I'm a tea girl. The locals are so friendly and it feels like a thousand miles from the Costa del Sol. I will post some pics next entry.