In the Parque la Paloma, or the Park of the Doves, there is a Cactus Garden – a garden with about 400 different species of cactus and succulents, according to their website. I don’t know much about cactus

There is a park here in Arroyo, which is about ten minutes walk from the apartment. I was out for a walk, and on the way back, I dropped by the park to have a look. The park is not the usual park one is

I saw this building on the road of the Costa del Sol. I thought it was an attractive building and decided to take a picture of it. While doing that, I saw palm trees reflected off the blue glasses. I thought

The Park of the Doves is one of the attractions of Benalmadena. Besides the doves and pigeons, there are parrots, chickens, ducks, goats and I saw a rabbit too. Except for the goats which are in a pen,

Some pictures of the evening skyline viewed from the balcony. If I am not out, or in the kitchen cooking, I like to watch the evening sky after the sun set behind Mount Calamorro. Sometimes, if there were

Although it is very hot and dry in Spain, the Costa de Sol is greener than most of the Mediterranean countries. In Spring and Summer, Benalmadena is colourful with lots of greenery and flowers. Apparently,

There are many cafes and restaurants in Arroyo la de Miel – almost a cafe or restaurant in every other block of apartments, and dozens on every street. If I were to dine in one restaurant a day, it would

It's Summer here in Benalmadena, and although the skies are mostly clear and blue, once in a while you see clouds that makes you go 'Wow'. I looked out of the balcony the other day and saw these cloudlets.

Last Sunday, I took a walk to the Benalmadena Marina, which is about 45 minutes’ walk from the apartment. To the Marina, a wonder around the place and then back, it took about two hours. It was a good

The stream runs from the higher ground of a park to the lower section of the park. After a walk in the park, I followed the stream in search of some reflections. The moving water means that there are ripples

Benches are a common sight in Arroyo de la Miel. They are on pavements, outside apartment blocks, outside the shops, squares, playgrounds, by the side of roads – anywhere where it might get used. And they

I was lucky to see another spectacular sunset. This natural phenomenon of the sunlight interacting with the clouds was beautiful and awesome to watch. Rarely do I get to see something like this. It pleased

The Parque la Paloma, or Park of the Doves is a park where one can visit again and again and not lose interest in it. The park has many attractions. Besides the doves and pigeons, there are chickens and

Roger and I went to El Cao Cafe Bar for dinner on Monday. It was my first visit, but Roger had been there with his friends. El Cao is literally tucked away in a corner of the Plaza De La Tribuna, or the

We continue our walk on the Costa de Sol today. Yesterday, we turned left at Benal beach. Today, we will turn right. You will find that the scenery is very much like yesterdays. Hotels, shops and eateries

Welcome to Costa de Sol, where the sun, sand and fun beckons. Costa del Sol is in the southern region of Malaga Province, Spain. It is one of the most popular and important tourist destinations in Spain.

This is a library in the Park of the Doves. I am not sure if it is a general library, or is it a library of the park. It is in a very nice location with running water beside it and a pond in front of it.

I was walking through an alley when I saw there were kite-like patterns on the floor. At first, I thought they were patterns of the floor tiles. Then, it dawned on me that they were shadows. I looked up,

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Arroyo de la Miel stands on hilly slopes at the base of mount Calamorro. Therefore, there are slopes everywhere – from gentle slopes to moderate slopes to very steep slopes. You are either going up a slope