On the train again 🚊

Rod is still struggling with an upset belly and no energy. He was up most of the night. We did laundry at the hotel for free yesterday but we couldn’t figure out which option would be best to dry the clothes without shrinking everything. So the somewhat damp clothing was hung up around the apartment and dry by this morning.

With a breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and tea, I got us packed up and apartment cleaned up the way I like to leave it, we checked out and walked to the train station a little more than a half mile away. We got a little confused because even though I have an eSIM card, our gps does not work well. So we asked two elderly gentlemen for assistance. They actually walked us to the station. And those boys could really walk!!

We are now sitting in the forward position on the train to Madrid. You never know when you book if it will be forward or back facing seat. You can see the seat back but you don’t know which direction the train will be traveling. There were only 6 seats left so options were limited. This is the slow train as Granada is not on the fast track route. So today is 3 hrs and 32 mins.

We have booked the same hotel as our previous visit. We know the metro and how to get to the hotel as well as the surrounding area. Having not been well the last couple days, we wanted something familiar. There are still so many sites to see and hopefully get a good paella yet! We have been hesitant to order one after having taken the cooking class. Loleo told us what a true paella should have and as she explained most are made with tourist in mind, that is what we have seen.

Funny thing on the train. I used the bathroom / water closet 🚾. However as is typical for most European bathrooms, it can be a guessing game as to where the button is to flush the toilet. I seriously searched for it and could not find it. I finally went to Rod and asked him to quickly go find it lol! Didn’t want someone in there after me without having flushed!!😳 He came back a moment later and explained it was down near the floor by the sink section with a label of WC on it. I had looked at this button but it was in an odd place and not near the toilet? So weird. Some engineer with another great idea 🤣

We went for a walk after we got checked in. On our way back we decided to stop for croquettes at the sister hotel/restaurant of our hotel. These were ham croquettes and were very good. We also enjoyed a glass of wine and olives. Best olives yet! We went and made a reservation at a very highly rated restaurant on Trip Advisor. It said that it was the best paella - this is according to tourists and not necessarily locals!

So at 7 pm we returned. Was it the best paella? Waiter recommended scallops, bread and seafood paella … and apparently was a very good salesman because several of the other tables also had the exact same meal!! The paella we made was better only because this one was too salty and I don’t think we were hungry enough. It was expensive compared to other dinners and not something we would return for. We stopped at ‘Guilty’ on our way back for a cookie as dessert. Nice end to a good day.

Rod is feeling much better ! So thankful!

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