Yesterday I landed in Malaga and was greeted by my dad at the airport. Shortly after we got into his rental car and started our journey. We drove to Granada and upon arrival took a bus around to see the area. I now see how Leslie fell in love with Spain. Granada is an awesome little city. It makes you feel so at home because of its size and feel genuine and historic. Today we went to the Alhambra, the Moorish palace-fortress up on the hill that looks down over Granada. It’s no wonder it is Spain’s top attraction because it is quite a breath-taking piece of architecture. We started in the Palacio NazarÍes in which we walked through beautiful columns and arches into rooms and courtyards that are just covered in the most detailed stucco work and ceramic tiling. I love intricacy and design so this was my favorite part. On our visit we also saw the original fortress, Alcazaba and the gardens, Generalife.
After our visit, we started walking down the hill and I had my first run in with a gypsy. She tried offering me a little stick of sage or rosemary. When I refused she grabbed my hand and forced me to take it. She then proceeded to give me my fortune but I had no idea what she was saying. She pointed to my lifeline on my hand and touched my forehead. God only knows what she was saying. From what I’ve heard of gypsies I made sure to be clenching my purse with my free hand, but she wasn’t planning on snatching my things. Instead after she graciously read my palm she demanded I pay her. Somehow dad and I got away without giving her anything!
After that episode, we went downtown and got some gelato that may or may not have had the best presentation I’ve ever seen and went to see Capilla Real, the royal chapel where two great tombs were placed in the middle in honor of Isabella and Ferdinand. Underneath you can see five lead coffins which is pretty creepy. We wandered the streets for a little while longer and I just loved seeing stores that sold flamenco dresses. I was very tempted to stop in and purchases one of those vibrant numbers.
When the sun started going down, we took the bus up to this great look-out stop, Plaza Mirador de San Nicolás where you can get an amazing view of the Alhambra with the Sierra Nevada in the background.
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