Barcelona
Today was what we have been referring to as “Edna’s Death March.” When we first started planning this trip, Ralph wanted to keep the itinerary manageable, so we only planned to visit Barcelona and Madrid. After delving into the guide book, I realized I really wanted to see the Alhambra, which is how we found ourselves meeting our Uber driver at the “Big Fun Museum” at 5:00 am.
Granada
We caught a 7:00 am flight to Granada, dropped off our luggage at a storage place, and headed downtown.
The Royal Chapel that we *did* visit, but weren’t allowed to photograph inside
Granada Cathedral
Giant music stand with giant sheet music
Alhambra: Nasrid Palace
Next up was the reason for this detour, the Alhambra, and specifically the Nasrid Palace. Wow. The details were astounding: the carvings, the tiles, everything.
Doorways
Alhambra: Generalife Palace
A couple of photos from Generalife Palace (the sultan’s summer home):
Albayzin
We took a quick cab ride to the San Nicolas viewpoint in the Albayzin (the old Moorish quarter), but didn’t have time to walk around and explore.
I realized as we were waiting at the train station that I hadn’t remembered to get gelato Fortunately there was a shop a block away
Córdoba
We had to change trains in Cordoba, and since our second train was delayed, I went for a quick walk in the park.
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