Our second day in Granada we had one objective: see the Alhambra. La Alhambra is a fortress built by the Moorish dynasty when the Arabs occupied the south of Spain for nearly 800 years until Isabel and Fernando kicked them out. Nevertheless, the fortress was incredibly amazing. We had a view of it from our condo’s window and we couldn’t wait to get there.
On the map it said it would take about 3-4 hours to see the whole fortress, and it took exactly that amount of time. We had already bought our tickets beforehand, which we were lucky because they were sold out of tickets when we got there. We entered the palace and went straight to Palacio Nazaries. In this section of the fortress we saw multiple gardens and beautifully built rooms. There was a lot of detail in everything, on all the walls, and columns, and everywhere in the palace. In fact this section of the fortress took 30 years to build because of the details in the cravings.
After we went to the Azacabar, which is another section of the fortress. Lastly we went to Generalife, which was the part of the fortress with the most incredible gardens and flowerbeds. We took pictures at the famous part of the fortress, which had the mini waterfall in the corner, and the springs of water.
When we left Alhambra, we walked to the center of the city and had another go at Spanish food at a tapas restaurant called Casa López and the food was definitely better and our daughter told us that this is how Spanish food is supposed to taste like, not what we had in Barcelona. The rest of the day we walked around Granada and did some shopping. Since its Semana Santa in Spain, we bumped into a parade, which blocked off any access to buses, taxis or cars going through for the rest of the day. Eventually we got tired and decided to go back to the apartment but had to go on a manhunt to find any available taxis. We dropped our things back at the apartment and luckily we were within walking distance to the Albyzacin, which is a plaza that has a panoramic view of Granada. Then we packed up our things and got ready for the next four days in Sevilla and Cordoba.
Ellie and Bahram Go to Spain 