Spain and Beyond

Daily Drena: Much to see, much to interpret.

We packed up from our awesome little Granada apartment, dragged our suitcases halfway across the city and met up with our last tour organized by the Escuela. It was a long day with lots of driving, walking, and using our brains to listen and translate Spanish. We guessed we were able to understand about 60% at the beginning of the tour, but by the end it was more like 15%. After awhile it was more fun to create our own stories of why things were the way they were. Calle Horno was called that because they shared community ovens and the women would take their food to be baked to this street. The trim and doors were painted blue because it welcomed sailors from the ocean.

We were able to coordinate to go on the entire tour with the group, but be dropped off in Nerja on the way home instead of returning to Granada. For these one and two-nighter towns, we decided we’d save some cash and try staying in hostels. I was a little nervous about it, but was pleasantly surprised. We got a private bathroom in Hostel Lorca and could use the kitchen/fridge/lobby and the wonderful outdoor patio. It was better than a hotel in my opinion because it was more homey. The room was basic, but extremely clean and the owner was very friendly.