UADarthMaul #12- Alhambra

This morning we had a few breakfast snacks and went to turn in our email confirmation for Alhambra tickets.  Since we were right there, we decided to check out the Generalife, one of the three main attractions that Alhambra tickets let you enter.  Luckily, I booked our tickets months ago.  All tickets had been sold out.  The Generalife is the main garden area.  We took the wrong path at the beginning and so, ended up going through it backwards.  Whoops.  An interesting thing that we found throughout the Alhambra castle and even just outside, is that there are tons of small gutters with rushing waters, coming in and out of the fountains.



As we exited, we followed a back path below the Alhambra to take a shortcut back to the Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte.  We were able to look into the caves to see how people used to live in the area.  There was also a lookout area onto Alhambra.



We headed back toward town, stopping first at a well known centralized lookout at the Alhambra.



At the main street, we had lunch.  I chose paella, my new favorite dish  Vegetable this time.  I'm not a big fan of meat on bones in my dishes.  Then, it was time for our 3:00 appointment with the Palacios Nazaries.  This is the only one of the three Alhambra exhibits that is appointment based.  It looked bland from the outside, so I was surprised that it was a huge complex.  The ceiling of a few areas were particularly magnificent.  I also booked us for the night tour through this area, so we go back tonight at 8.


The last of the three areas is the Alcazaba.  This is a series of towers with ridiculous views of the town.  It also had an area in the center that looked to be the bases of buildings.  I sent Miles to his room here, as you will see in the pictures.


On our way back to the hotel to rest, we found a bunch of cats sitting on the benches attached to the Alhambra buildings.  Miles sat next to one for a picture.

Tomorrow is an odd day.  We hang around here and then catch a train at around 5ish.  Except there is no train, so we board the bus at that time, go back to the transfer station from last time, and then take a high speed train to Madrid.  We get into our hotel late.  Then, the next morning is when Spain does Daylight Savings, so we lose an hour.  Then, we fly home at around 3, the new time.  I will have one last trip post before we leave, and then do a country comparison, between the three countries I have visited thus far.