Spain 2017

Well that's us home from a lovely relaxing week in Spain, unfortunately I took my cough/cold virus with me and bought it home again but I did my best not to let it spoil the trip. We stayed on the Costa del Sol on an urbanization called Las Gardenias which is located between San Pedro and Estepona. We have been holidaying in this part of Spain for 16 years now, in fact we have been here so many times that I no longer have any idea on just how many visits we have made, its the place we like to call our home from home. We stayed in a lovely apartment that belongs to a friend of ours, below is a couple of pictures of the view from our terrace and the apartment from the pool. It was the perfect place to sit back and relax as its a really quiet place. The area is a mix of locals, ex pats and holiday makers and everyone is so welcoming and friendly. Its such a nice place to go for a relaxing break and there are plenty of places to eat, drink and shop all within walking distance.

The weather was fabulous for the most part was beautiful, warm enough for shorts and t-shirts and to sunbath and swim but not so hot it was unbearable. Even the evenings were warm enough not to need

any kind of cardigan or jacket.

As I wasn't feeling the best we didn't do too much, however that was always the plan anyway. We paid a visit to the Saturday market in Puerto Banus which is the biggest and by far the best on the coast in my opinion. I got a couple of tops, a linen dress and a lovely woollen wrap for the Winter and Tom got a couple of belts. After the shopping we went for lunch in our fave restaurant in Banus which is called Picasso, if you are ever there just look for the queue and you will know you have found it! Its the best pizza ever and its a place that we always make a point of going to when we are out there. We followed that with a wander around the port to look at all the amazing super yachts. Oh how I would love to go aboard one of these to see if the inside is just as fabulous as the outside.

We also paid a visit to Marbella where we had a walk along the seafront and around the beautiful Orange Square. We always spend at least one morning or afternoon just wandering about the narrow flower laden streets, the Old Town is so pretty and is full of all sorts of quaint shops and boutiques. There are also plenty of cafes, bars and restaurants to tempt your taste buds. The stretch of pedestrianised seafront which is also known as the Paseo Maritimo covers about 6kms and you can walk all the way from Marbella into Banus, you can also get a boat if you don't fancy the walk. There are loads of bars and restaurants along the way and if your lucky you will get to see the amazing creations from the sandman who has been there on pretty much every visit we have made.

For the most part of the week we just relaxed, sat in the sun and generally chilled out. This is the kind of lifestyle that we love. Lots of lovely lunches on the terrace followed by a siesta and then dinner and drinks in a nearby restaurant/bar. One day when the big lottery win comes in we will buy a place here and spend as much time out here as we possibly can, it really is our happy place.

So that's all our holidays for 2017 now over, we are now on the countdown for the big one in Nov 2018!!

Thanks for stopping by, love and hugs as always....

Jane xx