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I meant to come back to say how the meal went at Santiagos in Alhaurin el Grande - well it was good, a nice change. It was a Fijian meal, so very tasty but a bit light on portions and meat.

The men decided a meatier option was needed for this week so off to Zeng in Coin. Well from light on meat we went to plenty! The meal started with mini chop suey rolls, then salad, then on to a fantastic main course served in an unusual box type dish - one section had rice, one plum sauce, another had sliced duck and a chicken dish. Then all topped off with a dessert or irish coffee afterwards.

 All that for 13.50 euros a head!!

Anyway its nice to try to out a new restaurant and we are certainly spoilt here in the Alhaurin el Grande!!

My mum and dad have been here at our home in Alhaurín El Grande, near Malága, for 2 weeks so that I could enjoy celebrating mothersday, my mum’s birthday and their wedding anniversary with them. As a birthday treat we went to stay in Pampaneira near Granada, to enjoy a nice walk through the three villages enjoying lunch and tapas along the way. Little would we know that the walk that was described as one of the easiest in the book we were reading would turn out to be 7Km of up hill climbs and aching bones, …
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Well, after living in Spain for 6 years I have finally been convinced that it would be “good” to write a blog, that is if anyone would be interested in reading it.