Took a taxi to Alhambra Palace, the main attraction in Granada. Built during the Arab occupation of this area of Spain in the 13th century, and took over 100 years to build. It was where the king of the area lived.
We'd booked a walking tour before we left, it's essential because they limit the number of people allowed in at one time, plus it avoids the queues. The weather was chilly and overcast but at least it wasn't raining.
The tour took about 2 hours and the palace was very impressive. Lots of ornate carvings and mouldings, fountains and gardens. The Alhambra is basically a city within a city - where the royal family, the harem and the staff lived, about 2000 people.
The palace was handed over to the Spanish in 1492 when the Sultan surrended.
After the tour we walked into the town which took about 10 minutes and had some lunch. We shared a plate of Jamon, which is the finely cut and cured ham, plus a seafood paella (basically risotto). It was good, but a little salty. Cost about $70 which was probably a bit steep for what we got, but the restaurant did look a bit posh.
Walked for about an hour around the town, lots of old buildings. We tried to go to the Cathedral but it didn't open for a while so went to a supermarket - we really go mad when we're on holiday. It started to rain heavily so we decided to skip the cathedral and went back to the hotel. Decided not to go out again, the walking had taken it's toll.
We're getting the bus to Seville tomorrow.
