Walking to Old Town

Yesterday proved to be a fairly uneventful day.  Once we had bought some groceries (in awe of some of the things they were selling, such as packages of baby eels) we spent the rest of the afternoon walking.  We walked to the beach, to the giant 7-floor department store that was like a superstore combined with the Bay, to McDonald's to use the internet, and to Puertos Banus where money and rich folk reign; smoking outside the high-end clothing stores discussing their massive boats and Mercedes.  And then we walked back.  Jim's Fit  Bit (activity tracking bracelet) told us we walked a total of 23,000 steps, or sixteen kilometers!  Not bad for a first day.

Today hasn't been much different.  We slept a solid 12 hours (we'll call it jetlag) and after lunch we headed out in search of Old Town.  We had no real concept of where it was so we just walked along the coastal foot path for, oh, I don't know, two hours or so until we drew closer to the tall buildings of downtown Marbella.

Along our journey, not a single person smiled or said hello back to us.  It is possible they thought we were street people, considering we're only wearing fleeces and comfortable pants rather than the official outfit of Spaniards - skinny jeans, scarves and dress shoes.

We ended up walking around downtown Marbella for an hour or so, having no idea where to find this Old Town.  I finally mustered the courage to ask a girl at Burger King in my broken Spanish only to be told that it was back the way we came about ten minutes.  Feet sore, legs throbbing, and painfully dehydrated we marched back towards the town centre and found it.

Beautiful narrow streets and white-washed buildings surrounded a small park with a fountain. Shops and markets sold souvenirs, espresso and olive oil.  It was all very quaint.  We then found our way to a bus stop and guessed at which bus to jump on.  We were taken back to Puerto Banus and walked the kilometer or so back to our condo.

As physically broken as we are, we're now at the sports bar using the internet.  We buy a beer or two to use the Wifi, costing us a total of $2.50.  It's a tough compromise, but I think we'll manage!

Baby eels anyone?

Puerto Banos

The beach

Is this a bidet?  We can't figure it out if it is!!