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I know, I know – you think I´ve simply used that word to attract your attention, but it turns out that the 2 most debated points on the agenda at last week´s meeting of Marbella´s town councilors were indeed sex and parking.
It now seems that sex in the open air in Marbella is a big no-no. A new by-law has been approved that will prohibit sexual acts in public places, albeit with a restriction that the law is only applied to those acts committed within 250 metres of residential areas, educational centres or commercial zones. It seems that for the past 8 years I´ve been missing out – all those hours spent queueing at the checkout in Supersol when I could have been up to all sorts….talk about wasted time!!
Less exotic but of greater significance to most of us – residents of Marbella and tourists alike - it seems that the Council is keen to start charging for parking in 3,000 of its spaces within the town. This could cause problems – the Spanish notoriously dislike paying for parking (check out the congested roundabouts in Puerto Banus while the underground car parks remain deserted!), and with the maximum stay likely to be only 30 minutes, I guess we will be seeing a lot of fines being issued – I´ve never been able to get anything done in Marbella in 3 hours, let alone 30 minutes!
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