I recently commented on how the Malaga authorities came up with the brilliant idea of not publishing the times of the light shows on Call Larios in the centre - this to "avoid crowds"
Well - as you will see from the ´photo above and as published in the Sur newspaper, the cunning plan failed completely.
The accompanying story tells how the police had to shut roads due to traffic jams as people tried to enter carparks, how all the bars and restaurants were full and most with queues outside - and that is not to mention the huge crowds standing around and waiting for any (unscheduled) light show. And definitely not to mention the fact that (supposedly obligatory in crowded places) masks were not much in evidence.
And why is all this? Well, Mon 6th was a national holiday, as is Wed 8th, thus leading to a "super-puente" whereby the middle day becomes a "bridging day" holiday too and people have a 5-day weekend (and seemingly head to the coast).
And it wasn´t just Malaga and it´s lights which were the attraction.
Not realising what was going on, I went down to the Niño for a coffee and chuppito on Sunday lunchtime and was amazed to find cars parked right up to the junction near our house. At 1300, the Niño itself just had the regulars propping up the bar, but in the 40 minutes I was there, at least 10 people came in asking to book tables - only to be told the whole place - all tables inside, outside, upstairs and bar were already fully booked (and had been since the previous day).
Why on earth people feel compelled to come to Mijas on a cold and very windy day I just do not know - maybe they went to Malaga first and found it full.
What I do know is the the Covid cases are increasing at some rate according to the official Andalucian statistics, while the same Andalucian leaders are avoiding making any decisions on controls - presumable to aid the businesses which are making a mint whilst spreading covid.
The trouble in Spain is that there are so many holidays, that just when they look to have covid under control, they have a holiday and everyone naffs off out to meet their mates and spread a few germs - and we are back to square one.
Es una locura - it is all madness (well, all a money-grabbing madness)
* and you have to hope you don´t get taken to hospital with covid, as apparently 68 (yes, sixty eight) of the ICU nursing staff contracted covid at their annual Christmas "do" last week. Honestly, I am not making this up!
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