So when J suggested we plan a day trip there during her visit to Spain last month, I was beyond excited. However, my plan to finally experience Granada actually failed miserably. We visited La Alhambra, which ended up taking up our entire day trip in Granada. But, it was still nice experience.
We started the day by sharing an (overpriced) lunch of salad, a dessert platter and bottle of wine. Turns out, wine shouldn't be the first thing you imbibe in a day because soon after a splitting headache ensued on my part. Anyway, afterwards we spent several hours wandering around the expansive grounds and the palace. According to my good friend, Wikipedia:
La Alhambra is "a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus...The Alhambra's Moorish palaces were built for the last Muslim Emirs (Kings) in Spain and its court, of the Nasrid dynasty. After the Reconquista by the Los Reyes Católicos ("The Catholic Monarchs") in 1492 some portions were used by the Christian rulers...After being allowed to fall into disrepair for centuries, the Alhambra was 'discovered' in the 19th century by European scholars and travelers, with restorations commencing. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions, exhibiting the country's most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with 16th-century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The Alhambra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site."Although I'm still not sure this trip counts enough to say "I've been to Granada," here's photographic evidence that I was actually there!
Beautiful! Hopefully one day I'll make it back for a fourth time to actually experience the city ;)
Besitos,
B
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