Granada and the Cathedral

Name the richest church in the world for $1,000
see all photos »

Another rough night for me - no sleep - not even 10 minutes.  Dad however slept until 9am with jackhammering, iron hitting iron and what sounded like 800 spainards yelling over the jack hammer beginning at 7am.  I couldn't believe it.

We have another not super breakfast, get lost finding the car (for what I hope is our last time being lost with my back pack on) and make it to Granada in under 5 hours.  It is only 120 miles away but we were lost for a good part of that just wandering around hypothesizing where they put our hotel.  The conversation was very much like this, "I think the center of town should be that way" "Ok, let's go that way then" 20 min later, "well I guess I was wrong, what do you think?" "I think it's over that way" "Ok let's go that way then" and much like that for almost 2 hours.  It was alot of fun.  (If you enjoy the occasional root canal sans novocaine)

You know the priest who gives the sermon at this church thinks he's all that and a golden chalice
see all photos »

Ok - so found the hotel - it's fantastic actually.  And FREE WIRELESS - I love that!! Since tomorrow is all about the Alhambra and then onward from there, we walked all over the city today and toured the Cathedral - gigantic with a bit of a depressed feel inside.  Very dark.  Then we went way far (legs burning) to the "old center" with a very Arabic/Moroccan feel.  I thought I left that place, but every kitchy store was "Marrakech this" or "Casablanca that" selling all the same stuff but for double the price.  I liked Sevilla much better so far than Granada.  It's really just like DC, just the with older buildings.  But tons of traffic, tons of people, everyone smoking, all the same US overpriced designer stores.  But I'll reserve total judgement until tomorrow.

After the Alhambra we will drive to Alicante on the coast. Meaning I can see water again!! Yippie!! About 150 miles due east.  My good friend Rick Steves says it's quite possibly the best city in all of Spain.  (who knew..)  I told dad no more walking around for me there.  He can go visit the "Castle" I"m over castles at the moment -  he can find me in a cafe stuffing down more chocolate croissants and ice cream working on my 3rd cafe con leche sitting in the sunshine.

I'll definetly provide pictures of that day!!

-Oh wanted to make a blanket statement that the only way I know how to spell is based entirely on the spell CHECKER - which Real Travel does not have.  So Yes I know that I spelled "insert word here" wrong - Oh well. Buenos Noches