Another travel day… We took off for Jaen, and had another 5-6 hour drive. The countryside is getting a lot more arid, and the scenery reminds us of the U.S. southwest.
As we got close to Jaen, we saw literally millions of olive trees. As far as the eye can see, on hillsides and in valleys and on the sides of steep mountains: olive trees.
Arrived in Jaen, and checked into a nice 4-star hotel, Infanta Cristina, at the edge of downtown, near the university.
Margo and David decided to try to find out about some tennis courts, and after getting advice as to where they were, we decided to walk to them. The girl at the desk said it would be about a 15-20 minute walk. About an hour later, we found a big sports complex that actually had 3 tennis courts. We made a reservation for a court for 4:00 the following afternoon, and we actually got to play the next day.
David had been feeling pretty good about his Spanish at this point, but as we were leaving the tennis courts, a kid ran up to us and asked us what time it was. David proudly said it was a quarter after 20.
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