GRANADA
May 26

We left to Granada at 8: a.m.  We rode a public bus.  The ride to Granana was about 4 hours from Ubeda. The weather was rainy so we did not know what to expect.  We took taxis from the bus station to the Hotel Luna Arabial in Granada.  We decided to stay at the hotel and take a nap until the rain let up.  Some of us went to El Corte Inglés which was just across the street  and walked through the store.  Dinner at the hotel was at 6:30.  We all dressed very nice to go to the Flamenco show in the Sacromomete Caves as well as to walk El Albaicín, the moore neighborhood.

 

Ready to dance Flamenco

 

EL ALBAICIN

Entrance to the Albaicin


 
The plaque "Carmen" on a house means that the house is old enough and have the appropriate look to be a typical home of the albaícin.



 

May 26

We went to explore Granada's downtown on Saturday.  We visited the Capilla Real where lies the tomb of the Catholic Kings, Isabel and Ferdinand.  We also toured the Cathedral.  The Cathedral is so large and the ceilings are so high that one truly feels lost in it. Right outside the Cathedral the students had a lot of fun avoiding the gypsies trying to hand out rosemary leaves as well as making themselves pass as Gypsies.  Traditionally gypsy ladies try to hand you a rosemary leave. They make it look like it is free and then they ask for money and may even curse you if you don't give them any. 
There were orange trees everywhere around the city.  We found out after tasting some that they are not sweet, they are rather sour and only used to make marmalade. 
We took at tour of La Alhambra Saturday evening. The Alhambra's famous "Patio de los Leones" only had one Lion to see behind a glass window.  They are being cleaned and repaired and it is estimated to take about 5 years to complete the project. At the time we visited, the Alhambra was holding a campaign to be voted as the eight wonder of the world.


 

Granada's Cathedral

CAPILLA REAL

Ferdinand & Isabella Tomb in The Real Chapel.


 

Gate to the Alhambra

View to the Alhambra from San Nicolas


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