Wednesday Morning In Granada

Another thing I have remembered about touring is don't drink too much red wine the night before. I have woken a little early this morning and we have an extra hour sleep in so thought putting a post online would be a good idea.

The drive yesterday was almost 600k's and we had the front seat via the seat rotation process they do on this sort of bus trip.  It is around 6:30 am here and a quick look outside indicates the rain which was expected for today has arrived. Hopefully it will be showery and not full on rain.

Yesterday (Tuesday) we travelled along the southern Spanish Coast by several 'resort' cities.  See the photo above left. From the road they resemble other versions of the Gold Coast with hi rise towers everywhere.  These are filled to overflowing with holiday makers from all over Europe during the summer months.  They are the much hyped summer holiday in Spain to get the sunshine and the warmth.

The scenery from the coach varied from almost barren to some low covered tree areas into mountains, some with snow still on the top.

Upon our arrival in Granada we immediately set off to visit an old walled city built by the Moors called Alhambra from around the 1500's.  It was eventually taken by Ferdinand and Isabella back into Spanish hands and the Catholic Church.

It was a lengthy walk at the end of a tiring day.  I baulked at one section of the walk electing to wait while the others went on and visited the Summer Palace and the surrounding Gardens.

I had a good chat with an American guy who used to be with the U.N. and had served a post in Pakistan.

Below is a photo taken from the Moor Palace over looking a residential section of Granada.

Last night we had a dinner with drinks supplied early in the night by the tour operator.  The bottle of red wine with our meal was possibly a little too much.

We are warned to beware of Gypsies in this part of the world.  This morning we have a visit to a 'typical' older Spanish town this morning before setting off for Seville another 250k's away.

This is the last of our one night only hotel stops.

I think everyone will be pleased about that.  We have 2 nights in Seville and then 2 nights in Madrid before going by train back to Barcelona for three nights prior to the cruise.

This doing a bus tour can be tiring and full on!