Spain: Tapas

What would a trip to Spain be without Tapas? For those not aware tapas are really just small appetizer-style portions of different foods. We went to three different tapas restaurants during our stay. Our first visit was to a place highly recommended by one of the resort staff who lives nearby Tipi Tapas in Fuengirola. We found it (with some help from the TomTom) and got lucky to park right in front. We made dinner of wide variety of very tasty tapas. On our final night in Spain we got recommendations for a few other great tapas restaurants in Marbella. The first place we went to had a great atmosphere and their speciality seemed to be smoked items. We didn't really know what anything on the menu was but ended up with a salami, a smoked pork loin and a smoked tuna. While I thought they were tasty we weren't really prepared to completely fill up on smoked items alone so we went up the road to another place. They don't have a tapas menu to choose from, you just say you want tapas and they make a selection. We ordered two plates and go two distinct sets of (again) really good food that left us quite full and satisfied with our tapas experiences. Not only is making dinner out of a variety of small servings a lot of fun it's great for the girls because the food came quickly, there was a variety to choose from and usually could be easy finger food.

One thing we noticed repeatedly but really found going to Marbella is that Spaniards don't seem to care much for visible road signs. Exit signs along the coastal highway were always vague and often there would be multiple exits near one sign, with at least one being some dead-ended parking lot to a shopping center. When in towns we also found we would rarely see road signs or other indications of where anything actually led. I have no problem with roundabouts so the Spaniards obsession with putting them at 100 meter intervals was amusing but I personally find signs of some type quite helpful.

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