Ups and Downs

This town is filled with winding streets (callejoneadas) that take you far above the city. They are mostly made of stone and at times there are stairs. They narrow and the buildings crowd above you. And then they widen and you can see an expanisve view of the city below and the brightly colored buildings crawling up the opposite side of the valley. And just as you start to think, well, I guess I'd better turn around cause I don't know where the hell I am, the callejoneada runs into a major street, or it takes a sharp turn downhill, and suddenly you are oriented. They are wonderful for absent-minded wandering and for a moment of peace; walk up a side street for 50 feet and, compared to the craziness of el centro, you have entered a ghost town. And if you get lost? Just go downhill.