Yesterday we took a tour of La Alhambra – Moorish palace and fortress on top of the mountain overlooking the city of Granada. When the “Los Reyes Católicos” took over in 1492, many of the mosques were turned into churches, but some still remain today. Our director told us that only 8000 people were able to buy tickets and enter the buildings of La Alhambra each day so that we needed to buy tickets very far in advance. It was a long 6-hour walking tour with about an hour for lunch but the view from the top of the military fortress was indescribable. The most changeling part of the day was not allowing myself to jump over the many barriers set up for the public and into the hundreds of ponds, pools and fountains. Again, it was over 100 degrees yesterday just like it has been everyday! When I finally made it home around 4:30pm I told my Señora I was exhausted and took a 2.5-hour siesta!
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| Not a bad spot to stop and eat lunch :) |
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| If you really squink... you can see mi casa from here ;) |
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