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Day 14 continued.
This section was for the women. It just seemed lighter and more feminine.


They had these paintings on the nook ceilings. One was made of leather.






The Patio de Lindaraja.


Windows overlooking the village.



And then our tour was over. I was just astonished and amazed at the beauty of this old Moorish palace. It was definitely worth the visit. But we weren’t done yet.
It was now raining steadily. I went and retrieved our bags from the locker and made a quick souvenir shopping stop.
We walked all the way back down to the parking lot and Juan took us to a restaurant, Casa Torcuato. We had to climb some slick steps up, but we had a lovely table on an enclosed patio.


We had a wonderful local white wine.


They brought us this appetizer for ordering the wine. It was very good with the rolled ham.

We shared salads and beef croquettes as well as Iberian ham. We also ordered dessert. I ordered a chocolate mousse.

DH ordered the Flan.

They brought us the check in this beautiful box. The lunch was delicious and the staff was so wonderful and nice.

Then it was time to say adios to Juan and start our quiet drive back to Malaga. It was 2:40 PM when we left Alhambra. It rained the entire way back.

On the way back to the port we passed this colorful cube, also something we saw on the Amazing Race.


The rain was still coming down pretty steady now. Our driver pulled us up to the terminal so we could get out under cover at 4:25 PM. Whew! One of the nice things about Tours by Locals is that they guarantee that you will get back to the ship or getting to the next port is on them.
There was a crew member standing outside the entrance to the terminal. We told him we made it just in time and he said we weren’t the last ones to arrive, that they were waiting for a DCL tour to return. Well, that was good news. It literally pulled up behind us.
We went into the terminal and took a quick look at the souvenir shop.

We showed our KTTW card to security and went through. Nobody asked for an ID again. We are on the ship at 4:40 PM. All aboard was 4:45 PM. That was a little too close for my comfort, but it was an amazing day.
I had 2 more loads of laundry to do. I didn’t want to do it tomorrow because I figured with such a short port day, everybody would do their laundry then. I went straight to the launderette on Deck 8 and was able to get a machine after waiting for about 10 minutes.
The ship pulled out of port at 5:15 PM.


Dinner tonight was in Enchanted Garden. It was the Prince and Princess Menu. I ordered.
Mixed green salad
Oven Roasted Tom Turkey breast
Créme Brûlée Cheesecake
I went to move my wash to the dryer and start another load after I ordered.
I came back to eat, but I had to leave again to move my 2nd load of wash to the dryer.
It took me almost 2 weeks to notice that these windows at the entrance to the MDR changed from light to dark as the night went on.


When I got up to the launderette, I found that my washer had stopped, but it had an error. I called housekeeping, but nobody came. Someone in the room suggested I restart it. So, I just selected a rinse cycle and it restarted. I decided to wait until it stopped to move it, so I messaged DH to bring my dessert to the room. I was able to move my washer load to the dryer and get my laundry done before the Crew Talent Show in the WD Theater at 8:30 PM.

To be continued. . .
This section was for the women. It just seemed lighter and more feminine.


They had these paintings on the nook ceilings. One was made of leather.






The Patio de Lindaraja.


Windows overlooking the village.



And then our tour was over. I was just astonished and amazed at the beauty of this old Moorish palace. It was definitely worth the visit. But we weren’t done yet.
It was now raining steadily. I went and retrieved our bags from the locker and made a quick souvenir shopping stop.
We walked all the way back down to the parking lot and Juan took us to a restaurant, Casa Torcuato. We had to climb some slick steps up, but we had a lovely table on an enclosed patio.


We had a wonderful local white wine.


They brought us this appetizer for ordering the wine. It was very good with the rolled ham.

We shared salads and beef croquettes as well as Iberian ham. We also ordered dessert. I ordered a chocolate mousse.

DH ordered the Flan.

They brought us the check in this beautiful box. The lunch was delicious and the staff was so wonderful and nice.

Then it was time to say adios to Juan and start our quiet drive back to Malaga. It was 2:40 PM when we left Alhambra. It rained the entire way back.

On the way back to the port we passed this colorful cube, also something we saw on the Amazing Race.


The rain was still coming down pretty steady now. Our driver pulled us up to the terminal so we could get out under cover at 4:25 PM. Whew! One of the nice things about Tours by Locals is that they guarantee that you will get back to the ship or getting to the next port is on them.
There was a crew member standing outside the entrance to the terminal. We told him we made it just in time and he said we weren’t the last ones to arrive, that they were waiting for a DCL tour to return. Well, that was good news. It literally pulled up behind us.
We went into the terminal and took a quick look at the souvenir shop.

We showed our KTTW card to security and went through. Nobody asked for an ID again. We are on the ship at 4:40 PM. All aboard was 4:45 PM. That was a little too close for my comfort, but it was an amazing day.
I had 2 more loads of laundry to do. I didn’t want to do it tomorrow because I figured with such a short port day, everybody would do their laundry then. I went straight to the launderette on Deck 8 and was able to get a machine after waiting for about 10 minutes.
The ship pulled out of port at 5:15 PM.


Dinner tonight was in Enchanted Garden. It was the Prince and Princess Menu. I ordered.
Mixed green salad
Oven Roasted Tom Turkey breast
Créme Brûlée Cheesecake
I went to move my wash to the dryer and start another load after I ordered.
I came back to eat, but I had to leave again to move my 2nd load of wash to the dryer.
It took me almost 2 weeks to notice that these windows at the entrance to the MDR changed from light to dark as the night went on.


When I got up to the launderette, I found that my washer had stopped, but it had an error. I called housekeeping, but nobody came. Someone in the room suggested I restart it. So, I just selected a rinse cycle and it restarted. I decided to wait until it stopped to move it, so I messaged DH to bring my dessert to the room. I was able to move my washer load to the dryer and get my laundry done before the Crew Talent Show in the WD Theater at 8:30 PM.

To be continued. . .