On our third day, we just took it easy and stayed by the pool for the majority of the day. It was really hot so after a few hours sunbathing/ napping we went to get an ice cream at a bar opposite our hotel, and picked up some nibbly bits for a late lunch. We went back to the room at around 4pm and finished the rest of our wine from the night before with some sandwiches we had sneakily made at breakfast, crisps, and a delicious butter pastry with chocolate chips that I got from the shop.
We just chilled out on the balcony for a few hours and got ready slowly, then caught a bus into the Old Town for our final meal, which we had decided to splash out on. We wandered around for a while, the town is really pretty, especially so at the time we were there when the sun was setting and it was cooling down. We passed some cool little shops, one of which was a piercing place so I got a few new tongue balls which are pretty cool.There were a lot of cafe-type food places available, but we wanted a proper restaurant, and a lot of them in the centre were even more expensive than our generous budget! We found one down a side street called Celler Sa Premsa, that had a really authentic feel as it was down steps in a wine cellar, so was nice and cool, and had wine barrels lining the walls. It was quite busy which is always a good sign, and had a vast wine and food menu, so we were spoilt for choice.
We got a bottle of wine, and some bread and mussels to share as a starter. They were in a tomato and herb sauce which was too salty for Mo, but I really enjoyed. Next was our mains, which we weren't too sure about portion sizes, so we actually ended up with a lot of food! I had sole goujons which came with chips and salad, despite me ordering sautéed vegetables as an accompaniment. Mo had a Spanish omelette and some battered calamares, and afterwards we were so full, we had to sit for a while before moving!
We carried on with our wanderings, and then stopped at an ice cream parlour, where I had a cherry and Kinder Bueno ice cream pot, it was amazing! Having had proper Gelatti from Italy, I am hard to please in the ice cream department, but this definitely hit the spot! We caught a bus back which took ages as it went the long way round and stopped numerous times, but at least it was air conditioned.
On our last day we reluctantly packed our bags and went down to the final breakfast, which we stocked up on. We checked out, then caught the bus back to the Old Town and went shopping for a while. I was in my element as lots of the shops from England are Spanish (Mango, Zara etc) and had sales on, so were ridiculously cheap, I got a beautiful patterned skirt and floaty pastel mint top for ten euros each!
We also walked around the city walls and took in the scenery, including the cathedral which was stunning. Unfortunately we couldn't go in as we had our cases with us, but we got some good photos from the outside anyway. We stopped for lunch at a little cafe and had paella (had to do it before we went home!) and then went to an amazing ice cream parlour we had seen the night before that was very popular. I went for deluxe pistachio with dulche du leche, and it was even better than the one we tried the night before!
As it was nearing the time we had to be at the airport for, we bought some snacks for later and caught the bus there, where we had an easy flight home and were in bed by 10pm! I had such a lovely time, and I'm glad I managed to persuade Mo that it is actually worth paying out to go on holiday, as he seemed to enjoy it as much as me.
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