MOST MORNINGS, WE go across the street to the chiringuito for coffee on the beach. I use the word "mornings" loosely. We're usually up by 8:30 but we have breakfast at home and we sometimes don't get out for coffee until noon.
Thursdays, however, our housekeeper, Isabel, arrives at 10 and we like to be out of her way. The chiringuito doesn't open until 11, so we go to Mesón Salvador (for much better coffee).
We also treat ourselves to tostadas when we're there. We have our choice of large (viena) or small (pitufo, which is what a Smurf is called in Spain).
I have Serrano ham (a type of dry-cured ham from the Sierra Nevada Mountains) and cheese (with olive oil). Exquisite. San Geraldo opts for butter and jam.
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| STYLISH SAN GERALDO THOUGHT HE SAW A FLY. EL ELEGANTE SAN GERALDO CREYÓ VER UNA MOSCA. |
LA MAYORÍA DE las mañanas, cruzamos la calle al chiringuito para tomar un café en la playa. Uso la palabra "mañanas" libremente. Usualmente nos levantamos a las 8:30 pero desayunamos en casa y algunas veces no salimos a tomar café hasta el mediodía.
Los jueves, sin embargo, nuestra limpiadora, Isabel, llega a las 10 y nos gusta estar fuera de su camino. El chiringuito no abre hasta las 11, así que vamos a Mesón Salvador (para un café mucho mejor).
También nos damos el gusto de tostadas cuando estamos allí. Tenemos la opción de grande (viena) o pitfuo (un pitufo es un Smurf en inglés).
Tengo jamón seerrano y queso (con aceite de oliva). Exquisito. San Geraldo opta por mantequilla y mermelada.
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| ADRIÁN, SHOWING OFF HIS ... LEMONS. ADRIÁN, MOSTRANDO SUS... LIMONES. |
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| MANUEL, CHARMING ANOTHER CUSTOMER. MANUEL, ENCANTANDO A OTRA CLIENTE. |
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| MY PITUFO / MI PITUFO. |
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| SAN GERALDO TOLD MANUEL "A LOT" OF BUTTER AND JAM. HE BROUGHT IT ALL. SAN GERALDO DIJO A MANUEL, "MUCHO" MANTEQUILLA Y MERMELADA. |
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| HE DIDN'T NEED AS MUCH AS HE REMEMBERED. ÉL NO NECESITABA TANTO COMO LO RECORDABA. |
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| THE TIME BEFORE. HE HAD MISTAKENLY ORDERED A VIENA. LA VEZ ANTERIOR. ÉL HABíA PEDIDO EQUIVOCAMENTE UNA VIENA. |
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| HOW COULD WE FORGET HE'S A PITUFO? ¿CÓMO PODRÍAMOS OLVIDAR QUE ÉL ES UN PITUFO? |
Looks yummy, nice Pitufo too.
ReplyDeleteTravel,
DeleteYeah, my pitufo is especially delicious.
hee hee hee, SG as a smurf! with size 15 feet.
ReplyDeleteAnne Marie, just imagine what those feet would look like in a pair of smurf boots.
DeletePapa Smurf Geraldo! :)
ReplyDeleteI like the looks of your sandwich! You sure do eat well.
Jennifer,
DeleteThat we do...
Your terrible Muriel!!!!! Poor San Geraldo
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile I take a slice of Manuel whilst I wait for my coffee.
Maddie,
DeleteIsn’t it amazing what he lets me get away with? And always with a laugh. I think he just likes any kind enough f attention. Manuel is exceptional. We bumped into him on the Paseo earlier today... with his wife (also unbelievably charming) and their 9-month-old son!
Ha!
ReplyDeleteJudy,
DeleteOh my muse!
Could S.G. start a trend? - kitchen towel on head. One trusts they aren't then used for the purpose they were made.
ReplyDeleteRay,
DeleteI had to buy entirely different kitchen towels for the actual kitchen. HE would have switched them back and forth.
With Adrian and Manuel around, why on earth would you go anywhere else?
ReplyDeleteBob,
DeleteRemember the Primavera Parmesan men? We’re surrounded!
Thought he saw a fly, huh? Smurf Geraldo, there is no need to make excuses for your fashion statements!
ReplyDeleteIt took me a quick minute to realize he was holding a fan and not some weird, exotic vegetable imported from Kenya or something. I've learned so much about food here.
On a more prurient note, I'd love to squeeze Adrian's lemons.
Deedles,
DeleteI found one shop in town that carries those jumbo fans in manly colors, al bough Jerry is comfortable with whatever.
SG looks good in blue. Indeed, EVERYTHING looks good at Mesón Salvador.
ReplyDeleteWilma,
DeleteYou can’t tell in the photo but Smurf really brings out the blue of his eyes. And everything is delicious there!
I have always loved the Smurfs !
ReplyDeleteArsenio,
DeleteI love the images but have never seen a show or movie. Maybe it’s time... now that I’m married to one
TOO FUNNY!! Manual is a comedian as well!
ReplyDeleteJim,
DeleteI’m in the mood for them today but they’re closed sundays!
What the smurf is going on?
ReplyDeleteAdam,
DeleteTo swear in Spanish, you’d have to say what the pitufo.
Oh my. That pitufo with the cured ham looks most tasty. The blue pitufo looks like, well, a not-so-cured ham! ;)
ReplyDeleteWalt the Fourth,
DeleteThere’s no cure for THAT ham.
Nice lemons....
ReplyDeleteWillym,
DeleteYes, Adrian has very nice lemons.