Kebabs, fish and a better quality of English

 In some ways we are quintessing Spanish town streets to start with. The tiny space, with houses being the walls to this narrow corridor.  We haven’t had a kebab in a while. Let us nip in to the Doner Kebab Pakistani.  Reiki gave three stars and said ‘It's not bad in a pinch’.  Is this really two and a half stars?   Juan was five stars ‘Eating a kebab from this place is an explosion of flavors. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive. They prepare the durum to your liking. Every visit is the closest thing to heaven. They even call me "friend" as I leave.’

We are passing a fishmongers. Let us see someone monger fish.  The Pescaderia Manolito gets 4.7 stars from 15 reviews. Antonio reckoned, nine months ago, that ‘Lifelong professional with a product of the day (fresh)’

We have fish and a kebab. Let us go to get a camper van, just to see what life could be if we weren’t walking. Arisan Camper Van dealer gets a solid 5 from 38 people.  Javi is the most recent, about three months ago.  ‘A few months ago, I decided to sell my camper, buy another one, and convert it into a camper. I needed a boost both mechanically and with the conversion process. After consulting with several van preparation companies, I decided to go with ARISAN CAMPER. It was definitely a great choice; they recommended several vans, tailored to my needs, and the conversion had to be functional and high-quality. The result... a MAN TGE 4x4 camperized to the highest standard. This is my third van and, without a doubt, a dream come true. Thank you to Alex and his team for their dedication and commitment to this project, which is so important to me.’


Under the A-92 we go.  We are off on a Camino de Servico.  We are over the road from the Aeropuerto Federico Garcia Lorca.  That chap does seem to get everywhere.  https://www.aena.es/en/f.g.l.-granada-jaen/airlines-and-destinations/destinations.html  We could be flying to Asturias but we will be going to on the road, with a bit of back laneing to push west.


You know we have been on the road so long that I feel our English may be spoken after the school at  Stratford Le Bow.  English Granada has a facebook site https://www.facebook.com/englishgranada and 35 google reviews, giving it a five.   Miguel said ‘When I moved to Chauchina I thought I would have to travel to Santa Fe or Granada to find a good academy that offered the C1, but luckily I found English Granada, where I found a very professional treatment and very friendly and pleasant teachers.






We end the day on a blocked road. I suspect the 1st of May Avenue was once the road around here before the A-92 began to do its thing. Clearly you can get on this stretch from the industrial estate but through traffic is discouraged.  Fifteen reviews gives it 4.7 stars. Antonio turns up to six ‘Lifelong professional with a product of the day (fresh)’














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