misspent

12/27: Granada is a little hippe town in the south of Spain. Right next to the hostal was a Spanish chain place called Pan (reminds me of Au Bon Pain in the U.S.). My friend Chris recommended the mozzarella tomato sandwich. In Spain when you find vegetarian food, you hold on to it. Unfortunately, they were out of that sandwich, so ended up with yet another manchego cheese sandwich. Already getting tired of these.

Then checked out the Royal Cathedral where Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand are buried. Beautiful old church, but we couldn´t go in because we were there during the wrong hours.

Then we jumped the 1€ bus to El Alhambra. Toured the various forts and castles. Saw the amazing Moorish architecture along with imagining what it would have been like when thousands of people lived inside the ancient fortress.

We then took another bus over to the San Nicolas mirador (overlook). Saw unreal views of Granada and El Aljambra from across town while listening to local musicians playing at sunset.

Finally a scenic bus ride back down the slopes to Plaza Nueva. Spent more than a desirable amount of time in a tiny internet cafe run by Pakistani Spaniards trying to book a room in Fez, Morocco (next stop). Finally someone agreed to hold a room for us, but it sounds shady. Let´s see. Hit up tapas all over Plaza Nueva and had a great last night in Granada.