Mari and Dave

Finally the day arrived for us to be heading to Granada.

Granada is famous for the Alhambra – a large moorish castle that was build in the 1300’s. It is known for it’s Islamic architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tickets to tour the actual castle were purchased about three weeks prior to our departure to Spain as it can sell out. So for the first time in our bike tour, we had a time schedule to keep: Alhambra 2pm.

The ride into Granada was short. About 40km. Once in the town we rode through major construction and this is where my heart skipped a beat. As we tried to negotiate the crazy detours and the roundabouts, we lost Dave. We circled back. Nope. Couldn’t find him. My heart was racing. I was reassured that Dave would be ok as he had a GPS. That part was fine but he didn’t have the co-ordinates for the hotel. Damn.

So sticking to schedule the five of us headed on up to the Alhambra for 2pm.  Lo and behold there was Dave waiting for us by the front gates! I had lost Dave for about 2 hours and was sure happy to have him back.

For the couple days prior to entering Granada, we were travelling through small towns where tourists were not common. So going to the Alhambra I was a bit taken aback by suddenly being surrounded by other tourists. We found that the Brits seemed to stand out a bit more than the others by the pasty whiteness of their skin. Could spot them a mile away!

I want that tiling for the backsplash in my kitchen!

This is one small panel of a much larger wall.

More detail of the carving

What might that be?                                      The prettiest street light cover I have ever seen.

Now that is an ice cream display!                                                   A street scene in Granada.