As per our normal custom, we found a nice bar and got ourselves a lovely pint of Guinness (extra cold) to begin our time away. We also are beginning a bit of a new custom, (last 2 holidays) which is to have dinner at Yo! Sushi - they seem to have been springing up in airports around the place - which I totally love!
The flight was short and again, non eventful apart from a very VERY annoying set of uncontrollable Spanish school children who swarmed up and down the plane squeaking and squealing loudly whilst the ineffectual teacher did nothing. Dan called them the 'Spanish St. Trinians'. I suppose that would make the teacher Joyce Grenful. Am I going back a bit too far?!! Anyway, kids today *sigh* !
The taxi was quick (8km from airport to the town centre) and he drove through narrower and narrower medieval streets. So now we get to the hotel which has a very grand frontage in Plaza Santa Maria la blanca.
The hotel is called...Las Casas De La Juderia 'the houses of the Jewish quarter' and is made up of 17 houses which are all in the area behind the grand palazzo which forms the frontage. They are linked together through what must be the original narrow medieval streets, and each palazzo has a central courtyard - very much the local moorish style- through which you have to walk in order to get to your room!
It took us about 3 goes to be confident about getting through to our room without error - we will post a video of the journey from the front door to our room, later on!
The room itself has a king sized bed, a full on waterfall shower (Dan's happy) and an interesting window arrangement which spans 2 floors of the adjoining courtyard; a bit above and a bit below the floor!
Currently we are sitting in the "piano bar" aka the main courtyard of the palazzo which makes up the grand frontage and reception, onto which they have put a roof and some wi-fi!!!
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