One last stroll through Granada

Last night we had one last wander around Granada. After an unfortunately lousy dinner, we walked along the Darro River. River and Alhambra to our right, the Albaycin neighborhood to our left. At one point I thought I saw a cat duck down a drainage hole on the river side of the street. I looked over the wall - cats! A whole gang. They looked at me as curiously as I looked at them.

At the end of the street the road began the long climb up to the top of the Albaycin. Ahmed wanted to take the bus and avoid the climb (lightweight!). So that's what we did. It is amazing how these buses zip along the narrow lanes, with just an inch of clearance on either side. We missed our stop, and it was a good thing - the bus rounded a corner and there before us was a magnificent view of the sunset and the whole city.

We jumped off the bus, and walked back down through the Albaycin. We passed by an impromptu street performance of gypsy music, and stopped for mint tea at one of the teterias. The mint is fresh, and really opens your eyes. On Tuesday we ate at Sultan, a Moroccan restaurant, where I had lemonade with mint. Wow! Talk about minty - I think they threw the mint and lemonade in a blender. Amazing. The meal we had was also amazing. Chicken, onions and almonds in a puff pastry dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar, drizzled with honey. Absolutely fantastic. I've had this before and it wasn't so good - nice to taste the real thing.

While drinking mint tea, Ahmed chatted with the shopkeeper, who complained about cheap customers who waste his time and then don't buy. It was pretty funny. I had another scoop of orange gelato from Los Italianos, a must for every visitor to Granada. And then we walked home. And that is it for Granada.