Good in Granada

Early in the morning we proceeded down to old town Granada, where we were encouraged to sample chorizo and chocolate by our guide, which ended up being an other bad idea and pretty bad experience. After that, we got drenched for a while by another nasty rainstorm that bode very bad for the the rest of our day.

The backpack I was carrying was totally wet and inside is my nice “Guide to Andalousia” had become a bloc of wet paper almost reduced to pulp! 

The fear for rain wasn’t replicated in the afternoon when we, under a clear sky and cool temperatures, began a guided tour of the Alhambra, the famous Arab fortress that include the Alcazar, its buildings, patios and jardins. 

The Lions court, Charles Quint’s palace and Generalife’s enchanting gardens, mixing water, light and fragrances. We also learnt that our planned excursion to Gibraltar wouldn’t happen because of a lack of participants on Friday, as only 5 of would be left out of the 49 people group that day. 

We voiced our displeasure to Carollila (Carol) Nadal, our guide who didn’t appreciate our heartfelt criticisms, but “c’est la vie!”