Day 17. Monday 24 March.

D headed out early to source (not in priority order) milk, wine, garlic, chili and cherry tomatoes. No luck with the vegies.Then it was time to check out some charity/second hand shop and a few other odds and ends. Nothing really to grab us (us?) but D found a new bag – the one he had was not meeting his needs, so he needed to upgrade.T was gobsmacked! But doesn’t feel threatened.

We enjoyed walking in the sun and T dropped into a few shops to see the springtime palette and fabric stores. Decided to go local for lunch in the sun on the apartment terrace (yep, we got stuck again with the siesta-closed timings trying to find a patisserie).

Struggled for a couple of hours trying to program a visit to the Alhambra, with ticket availability mostly not until May, but opted for a small guided tour on 9 April – not cheap, but it’s fully inclusive of the major sites.

So, where to live is the next challenge – and where to live/drive before we get there! All part of the adventure.

Around late afternoon we took off for a walk around 14 murals listed in a brochure T found in the apartment (in fact, there were more than the 14 listed). The stroll took us to an area close by, but which we hadn’t ventured into much, although it was past all those church queues mentioned in earlier posts.

The area had a cared-for feel – plants and decorations in most of the streets we passed through. Mind you, the parking was still chaotic! A gallery of the murals follows. Sky was clear, sun bright tho’ cold, but the feeling was so uplifting.

And a couple that weren’t in the brochure….

The weather forecast is good, so tomorrow we plan to go back to Ubeda, armed with maps and guides.

The day has finished with a pasta dish, a decent red & and an apartment booked in Granada. All good.