Spain and Beyond

Daily Drena: Adapting and Planning.

Maria provides us with a typical Andalucian breakfast, which consists of a danish, white bread, olive oil and a tomato spread, cured meat and cheese, homemade jelly, and a glass of fresh-queezed OJ that is worth every penny.

The B&B is clean and tastefully decorated, but it’s just hard to feel comfortable. Maria is nice, but the language barrier is hard. Before we booked the room we asked to make sure we could use the kitchen and the fridge, but it is clearly Maria’s domain and we can’t decide if she is very type-A with things needing to be exactly how she does them, if she doesn’t trust us, or if it’s just normal Spanish culture. There’s a couch and a tv in the kitchen too, and she spends all day here. Again, we’re not sure if she’s trying to allow us to have the rest of the house or this is where she wants to be. So much gets left unsaid.

We retreat to our bedroom and work in bed like a grandma and grandpa. We have a lot of planning to do for our time in Ronda, where we will go during the rest of our trip, and also for our wedding. We now appreciate why travel agents are handy, and one of the reasons we enjoyed Portugal so much. It was all planned for us and we just went.

We are rethinking our original travel itinerary, cutting out towns and travel time, and are deciding to stay in places for longer periods. We loved Granada because we were able to establish a routine and actually do some normal living versus always being in travel mode with planning and exploring. And we are excited for what we find…so stay tuned!

The old part of town is lovely, and just look at the photos of the amazing views from the town (then multiply by 4 for what it actually looks like in real life). The puente nuevo (new bridge), completed in 1793, is a masterpiece of architecture.