FUNicular

​July 10

Our 4 bunk bed hostel room is tiny, but we were all happy to sleep in again this morning. Around noon, we headed out for our day of adventure. We grabbed pastries and iced coffees and found a table at the park near the beach where we could play Rook.

We walked back into the Old Town to a pinxos bar for grilled shrimp and wine. At a different bar, we had incredibly rich mushroom risotto.

Once we were all fueled up, we walked all the way around our beach, past another, to the bottom of a large hill. We took a funicular up to the top where there’s an amusement park!

We started with their “roller coaster” that had no seat belts. It was actually surprisingly good!! Then, we walked through their “haunted house” which was not at all scary but interesting. Finally, we waited in a big line to ride the infamous water ride. It’s a short float along the hillside with beautiful views of the ocean, beaches, and old town.

The funicular took us back to the bottom of the hill and our walk back to town was fueled by gelato. Pistachio is my current favorite flavor.

After some downtime, Alastair had taken himself to restaurant San Telmo for special foods so us girls found a bar where we could watch the World Cup game, drink white wine, and play cards. Alastair joined us for cards and then when he went to bed, the girls and I had more wine at an Irish Pub. 

Our girls night ended at a very small club around the corner from our hostel. I was the first to bow out around 1am and the girls made it home at 5am.

Adelaide