I booked the train tickets months ago. It clearly stated on the ticket that it was a straight shot from Seville to Granada. Halfway through the trip, I was woken up to everyone leaving the train, at a different station. Apparently, they've been building a high speed track from there to Granada, but after two years, have not finished it. We were packed onto a nice bus for the rest of the trip. This should have clearly been listed on the ticket.
After another taxi ride, we arrived at the Parador de Granada. I've learned a lot from this vacation. Castles and palaces, while nice on paper, are a longer walk to local restaurants and everything else you are interested in. They are also extreeemely overpriced with the exception of the one in Obidos, because we were able to get the off season rate. The palace in Sintra was a rip, but this one takes the cake. Never again. At least Miles got to experience it while I gave it a try... From now on, I will stick to well located bed and breakfasts or small hotels, if at all possible.
In any case, we started by walking into town for dinner and then walking up Carrera del Darro, a street that walks underneath and along the side of the Alhambra castle complex. I wanted to reach the area known as Sacromonte, an area known for having its homes and restaurants that are caves in the mountain side. We walked up near the outdoor museum of the area, but it had just closed. We got some good pictures of Alhambra from the side in the process.
We looked in shops, had some dessert, and came back into Alhambra, then abandoned for the night. We tried a new dessert, which is known in the area, called piononos. It is a combination of almond, egg, and cinnamon. Egg is in everything, it seems, in both Spain and Portugal. It was very squishy and decent. Tomorrow we have both day passes and night passes for viewings of the three sections of the complex that you need tickets to enter.
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