Day 15 - Alhambra Beauty

Realising we are carrying too much weight for our brave old vehicle (you know what it's like, you think you'll need loads and end up wearing the same two dresses and an old t-shirt! - Ana), we spend the morning sorting through it all and re-packing, and manage to organise our excess luggage to be delivered to Ana's parents' home in Vitoria, whom we will visit further along our trip. Forget couriers, this was efficient, cheap (1 € per kg.)and fast - it was all there the next day! It's called Alsina Express and seems to be located at all major Spanish bus stations - a good tip for all mover-travellers. And thanks Mum and Dad for kindly storing it all!


The Alhambra beckons, and on the phone we are told there are still tickets left for the garden visit today, so we find our way there, hoping to get some...

"Will this queue in the scorching sun be worth it?"

Destiny provided us with the very last two tickets of the day! :)

A word of advice: book your visit in advance if at all possible, as there is a limit of 6600 tickets available each day. Call 902 441221 for info.


We are obviously destined to enjoy at least the beautiful gardens of this majestic Moorish palace. Some pictures....

The Sultan's wife's summer resting place:

Gorgeous trees are everywhere...

Imagine, ten centuries ago, people walking through these gardens and palaces... philosophising, negotiating, seducing....

Yer classic Alhambra pic & pose:

A beautiful visit! The garden was trippy enough with all that green (thanks Ras!), although if there is a next time we will certainly aim for the main indoor palaces, with their sacred geometry and amazing sculptings...

We leave Granada, missing the tapas already, and head northwest towards Cordoba. Following a hunch, we pull into a lane to find a good nightspot amongst very old olive trees, with a great view of surrounding mountains. Danny cooks up one of his specials as we plan the next days...