Our.last.day.in.Sevilla.was,instead,spend.in.Granada.visiting.the.Alhambra.castles.and.estate.
We.took.a.wretchedly.early.train.out.of.Sevilla.at.7am.which.mean.that.we.had.to.wake.up.at.six.and.get.a.cab.at.six.fifteen.
This.was.very.unsettling.for.us.as.we.stayed.up.late.last.night.talking.to.really.interesting.students.in.our.hostel.from.Italy,England,France.and.South.Korea.
Nevertheless,we.rolled.out.of.bed,down.the.stairs,and.into.the.cab.by.6:15.and.made.our.train.on.time.
We.got.to.Granada.at.10am.and.took.on.the.challenge.of.navigating.our.way.toAlhambra.by.ourselves.without.a.legitimate,scale-possessing.map.or.any.taxis.or.busses.
The.gentleman.working.at.the.information.desk.at.the.Granada.train.station.flat.out.refused.to.provide.any.information.about.anything.other.than.the.train.station.(He.literally.refused.to.tell.us.where.the.station.was.on.our.awful.map).May.a.computer.virus.ravage.his.computer.with.childlike.enthusiasm!
Still,relying.on.the.help.of.a.very.kind.old.couple.who.rescued.us.from.going.in.the.complete.opposite.direction,we.finally.made.it.to.the.entrance.of.the.park.and.then.climbed.up.to.the.estate.entrance.
We.picked.up.the.tickets.that.Paul.reserved.for.us.and.then.began.touring.the.grounds.around.Charles.V´s.famous.Nazarine.Palace.before.entering.the.palace.at.our.scheduled.1:30.time.
The.whole.Alhambra.Estate.was.a.defensive.set.of.palaces.and.castles.that.were.built.by.the.Muslims.in.Spain.in.the.1300s.
The.palaces.were.reclaimed.by.the.Spanish.recquisition.in.the.1400s....Because.of.this.dual.ownership,there.is.an.amazing.mixing.of.two.very.different.styles.of.architecture.that.is.unlike.anything.else.in.the.world.
The.entire.complex.is.also.absolutely.massive.and.contains.3.full.palaces,a.defensive.castle.and.various.gardens.and.courts...It.also.offers.one.of.a.kind,truly.breathtaking.views.of.Granada.and.the.Southern.Spanish.countryside...as.well.as.a.close.up.view.of.the.Sierra.Nevada.snowcapped.mountains.in.Spain.
There.is.nothing.more.puzzling.to.the.senses.than.being.outside.in.over.40.Celsius.(104.Fahrenheit).heat.and.seeing.snow.on.mountains.with.your.bare.eyes.
After.touring.the.main.palace,we.checked.out.the.defensive.castle.and.the.gardens.before.heading.back.around.6pm...We.stopped.at.a.grocery.store.on.our.way.home.and.got.sandwich.making.materials.(spanish.ham.is.fantastic!).and.drinks.
We.finally.caught.our.train.back.to.Sevilla.at.8:40.and.spent.the.train.ride.telling.Uncle.Nicky.stories,playing.ghost.and.sudoku...We.got.to.the.Sevilla.station.around.midnight.and.then.took.a.cab.back.to.our.hostel...
We.check.out.of.Sevilla.tomorrow.and.board.our.train.to.Madrid.at.12:45.where.we.have.a.´superior.private.triple.room´.at.a.hostel.which.promises.wifi.which.means.i´ll.have.a.spacebar!
check.back.tomorrow.for.photos!
-Simon.and.co.
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