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Spain's Moorish Jewel
... Later that night we went back to the train station to take an overnight train to Barcelona. This was our only option available, and of course since we booked it so late in advance, there were no beds available and we all had seats again. This ride was more miserable than Budapest was, but everyone was just excited to finally get to Barcelona.
PS: We had a professional photo-shoot done at the Alhambra that I added for your enjoyment
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Pomegranate
... bought 100ml size bottles and these had now run out. I also got a 4 pack of yogurt and some kiwi fruit and some apricots. It was all pretty cheap too. I didn't do too much in the heat of the afternoon as I was going to be going up to the Alhambra at night. It had started to cool down by now and the heat of the day wasn't so bad in the cool trees and gardens that shelter the roads leading up ...
The Alhambra, night walking tour
... kebabs. We subsequently learnt from the walking tours that before the Catholics came into Granada, Arabs had lived here and as Granada was the last Arabic stronghold to fall, the Arabian culture was still there (although all the mosques had been converted into churches).
After we checked in, we went to see the Alhambra, which is a massive castle on top of the hill with lots of beautiful gardens, buildings and stuff. I think we walked up the longest way ...
Granada, round 3: Now with more Emily
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From the church, we decided to go to the Albacyn, which is the oldest part of town. It consists of a maze of tiny streets and alleyways, and all white houses that all look identical. The goal was to get up to San Nicholas point, which provides a great view of the Alhambra and Granada. Emily was under the impression that I had any idea where I was really going rather than just aimlessly wandering uphill in search of it. ...
Trip to Granada and Alhambra
... that it is the second largest next to the one in Sevilla and that while it was originally designed to be gothic, in the process of its construction it had more of a baroque style. It surrounded by a lot of buildings so it was difficult from the outside to get a sense of size and proportion. We entered on the side so we did not see the front of the cathedral. After paying our ...