A man astride a donkey at Mijas, mountainside village with miniatures and a beach, Andalucia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

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A friend on Facebook sent out a picture of himself astride the bronze statue of a donkey at Mijas, outside the visitor information centre.

My family used to have a flat along the coast in Marbella, the winter refuge of retired Brits who liked Sunny Spain. Costa del Sol means coast of the sun.

Isn't Spanish easy! You and I already know three words of Spanish, coast, sun and of, not to mention sombrero, the wide-brimmed hat, and amigo, friend. Add Los Angeles, the angels. Si is yes. Gracias is thank you. Adios is goodbye. That is ten words already.

Attractions on the Costa Del Sol
1 Marbella
Beaches.
Restaurants in the hillside old town.
Assorted smart hotels and beachfront apartments.
Promenade with showers and statues.
Picasso Museum.

2 Puerto Banus
Walk around the enclosed marina admiring the opulent yachts. Or admire from a distance.

3 Gibraltar
See the old town below. Go up to the hilltop Rock hotel for a drink, a meal, a stay. See the legendary animals (hold onto your hat and camera)!

Fuengirola
Town with beaches and shops including El Corte Ingles.

4 Mijas, the mountainside village of white-washed houses
Photo astride the statue of the donkey.
A real donkey tuk-tuk ride.

Photo from Pixabay.

Museum of miniatures, on a head of rice, teeny prayer, a dressed flea, and so on. Lots of reviews on Tripadvisor.
A local history museum.
Art museum with Picasso pottery.
Assorted churches.
Boveda del Flamenco. Bar in former gaol.

5 Malaga
The big city with the department store, named El Corte Engles, English corner.

Last but not least:
5 Torremolinos. The windmills (molinos) are still secreted somewhere there, hidden amongst the hotels and skyscrapers.

Spanish Language
Want to learn Spanish, or brush up, amigos? (Spanish for Friends.) Si?

See my other posts on languages.

Useful Websites
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g580271-d3973244-r336308980-Museo_de_Miniaturas_Carromato_de_Mijas-Mijas_Costa_del_Sol_Province_of_Malaga_An.html
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mijas
http://www.marbellagoldenmile.com/marbella-travel-guide/see-do/walk-the-golden-mile/

Author
Travel writer and photographer, Angela Lansbury. 

Bargain Shopping in Spain with Dealz - and some handy Spanish words

My family and friends are taking holidays in Europe. I was wondering what they should do if they go off without their water bottles or plastic boxes for snacks and take away food. (In the US one says take out.)

I am on the mailing lists for several UK discount stores such as Poundland. I have been sent an email from Poundland about the Spanish version of their discount store. It is called Dealz. You can find Dealz stores in Madrid and Malaga region (Torremolinos in the Malaga region), Alicante and Benidorm. (I remembered M and M and A and B.)

The website is deals.es . The es stands for Espana which is Spanish for Spain.

I shall keep adding translations of words from their website during the day.

Glossary
correo electrónico - email address (literally mail electronic)
de - of
dias days
excelente - excellent
information - information
mas - more
molinos - mills
pagina - page
precio - price
Productos - products
subscribir - subscribe
temperada - season (temp as in time or time of year)
todos - all
torre - tower
Torremolinos (tourist town named after the windmills or tower mills)
tu - your
visita - visit
y - and

More Information from
dealz.es (watch out for the spell checker which keeps turning the z to s in my text and labels)
poundland.co.uk

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.