Day 3

                                         Day 3

We began a bright sunny rest day at the resort by sleeping in until 9:30!  We then sat by the pool. At lunch we walked down the beach to a quaint restaurant called “La Vela Azul” (the blue candle) which was located right on the Mediterranean Sea.  

 Jenny and I ordered fish tapas (4 kinds), which came with many small whole fish that stared at us. We tried them and neither of us took a liking to them. However, the view was great and the rest of the food very good!  We eventually had to find our waitress to pay the check – she had been ordered by the owner to  cook and kind of forgot about us.  Of note, there is no rushing at dinner.  When you are finished eating, you have to ask for the check, they will not bring it to you automatically.  Often it takes as long to get the check as it does to eat the meal.

            That night we went to the trendy seaside town of Marbella. There was a long promenade along the beach filled with numerous restaurants, shops, and bars.

 We chose an Italian restaurant-DaBruno del Mar.  Our service was excellent! We so enjoyed watching the waiters race around, literally running, after the needs of the people. It was a little chilly and we even got blankets to keep us warm! We are amazed at the impeccable service at all the restaurants, plus the service cashed (which is very minimal and takes the place of the tip) is included in the bill total. Jeff does a great job of conversing in Spanish. At the restaurant, he asked the waiter, “When is the sunrise?” But instead he had asked, “When is the smile?!” Which brought a great, big smile on the waiter! We never did find out what time the sun comes up.

Once again, we ate very late for me, around 10 PM, and did not retire for the evening until well after midnight.  I fell asleep while Jeff stayed up and worked on pictures for the blog.

            Buenas Noches!