New Marbella restaurants, Hannah's birthday, & Frigiliana

Welcome to episode 75 of Marbella with Him & Her, a weekly podcast all about the busy lives of expat residents PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Talk Radio Europe presenter Hannah Murray (@radiohannah).

Just after the recording of last week's podcast they went to lunch with friends Craig and Evelyn who have just moved to San Pedro having been living in Switzerland. They are regular attendees of the Thursday quiz at the Hogan Stand and regular listeners of this very podcast. They all headed out to La Fria restaurant and tapas bar in San Pedro for a fun catch up before heading to the Hogan Stand so PJ could watch the charity shield between Crystal Palace and Liverpool. It was another happy afternoon for PJ as Palace lifted the trophy after a penalty shoot out to decide the winners.

Tuesday evening PJ went birthday shopping for Hannah at El Corte Ingles, and was for once happy that it all seemed to go to plan.

It was a very busy end to the week staring with Hannah going birthday shopping with her father, who has continued the tradition that Wren, Hannah's mum had always loved to do. Later in the day, they went out to dinner with Hannah's father Bernie and his girlfriend Sheila to a new restaurant in San Pedro that had come highly recommended by friends Paul and Ursula. It is called Icha Mochi (@ichamochi_marbella) and is a Swedish owned Japanese restaurant serving sushi, poke style bowls and much more. The food was absolutely amazing and will definitely become a regular!

Saturday morning they got up early as it was Hannah's birthday and after the present giving they got in the car and headed to Frigiliana near Nerja for a night away. It is a beautiful white village just inland from Nerja which to use a cliché, was a picture postcard setting. They stayed at a cure B&B and headed out to lunch in a restaurant called Pura Cepa where they enjoyed some incredible food (@puracepagrupo). After a little siesta they went for a rooftop swim before heading out for a stunning dinner at The Garden Restaurant which has incredible views to match the incredible food.

After dinner they went to a wine bar / shop and had a glass of the local Muscatel Frigiliana sweet wine which cost a whopping €1 per glass!

Sur in English articles this week include information about the recent wildfires being potentially started on purpose and that the Andalucia President is calling for harsher penalties. They also speak about the current heatwave alert, Hannah's dad and Sheila's road trip across Spain, the start of Malaga feria and the extension to La Cañada shopping centre.