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Hi Everybody.
Lets start this month with news about the last monthly Chapter Meeting.
FMB CHAPTER MEETING,
REGINA΄S RESTAURANTE
FUENGIROLA PORT
11TH FEBRUARY 2011
The meeting was opened at 11.30 hours by President, David Kylen at 11.30 hours. There was a visit by Emily Matthews, Tour Director of South Ole. She said the following trips were available to:
- Granada (from 68 to 78)
- Seville (from 81 to 90)
- Cordoba (from 74 to 82)
- Ronda (from 65 to 75)
- Gibraltar (from 59 to 65)
The trips are for three to seven people and prices may vary depending on number of people. No meals or drinks are included.
David Kylen announced that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the American Club of the Costa del Sol will be held at El Gusto Restaurant, La Cala de Mijas on Wednesday, February 16th at 12.00 hours.
ONLY PAID UP MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 2011 CAN ATTEND AND VOTE.
Proxy forms were available from him for those who wished to vote but were unable to attend Further details are given below and can also be found on the home page of the American Club Website (www.americanclubcostadelsol.com).
David also said that FMB Chapter were making plans for an American Day at the Parque Miramar Shopping Centre in Fuengirola in May and to have a stand at the Mijas International Day in June.
The meeting closed at 12.15 hours and members adjorned for lunch.
NEWS FROM OUR PRESIDENT, DAVID KYLEN
"We have been talking at our Chapter get togethers about trips on Ryanair for a small group of less than a dozen. Our new member Jose brought the subject up and I decided to check it out. I got a ticket for 33 euros to Barcelona. My last visit there was 40 years ago and my memories of that trip are quite different from my experiences on this trip. In those days Spain was cheap and different; now it is expensive but the same generally speaking.
Ryanair was good to me. The service was friendly. The aircraft was quiet - no music, no television so no distractions. The Spartan cabin was clean but the seats did not move so at least no one could crash back into my small space. One pays for everything. No pillows or blankets. I took a small bag and put it on the floor because the overhead luggage space was full. The aircraft, however was not full with passengers. Their claim to fame is they are on time and we were actually a little early both ways. I am happy to say I was not put off from flying with them again.
The airport bus took me to Plaza Catalunya, the center of the city and the beginning of several large streets that went like spocks across the city, including the famous Rambla.
First stop was the Cafe Zurich at the top of the Rambla for coffee. This as a relaxing trip back to a Europe of decades ago. Waiters in white coats, white towel over the left forearms, calm demeanors. The interior is dark brown wood of 100 hundred years ago. The building is of classical design with beautiful stone work. It was a wonderful place to watch the world go by while I was waiting for Noon so I can go to my room one block away. The place is full of young people, as the University is closeby. It is cosmopolitan here. MORE NEWS ABOUT MY VISIT NEXT MONTH."
CHAPTER LUNCH, THE BLACK HORSE, 25TH JANUARY 2011
The first monthly chapter lunch in 2011 was held at "The Black Horse", Dutch owned Restaurant and Bar in central Fuengirola near the Plaza de Picasso. The food was delicious and the service excellent.
Conversation was great and everybody enjoyed themselves. Murray, our vegetarian said the mushroom soup, specially prepared for him was the best he had ever had; the specially prepared omelette was also very good
A big thanks to David Kylen for organising the lunch and to all the staff at "The Black Horse"
See the photographs kindly taken by Troy Davis and Sue Ann Perez Fajardo.
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