Off to Granada and the Alhambra

We travelled from Sevilla to Granada by high speed train on Saturday. Our arrival in Granada coincided with huge processionals of the statues from the churches that are paraded through the old city about once a decade.
Getting to the Alhambra was complicated. Once there we crossed the street for a delicious meal with salmon for Suz and a middle-eastern influenced chicken and rice combo for me, along with some sangria.

Our first visit to the Alhambra for the 10 pm tour was jaw dropping. The moorish craftwork is incredible! I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

After the late night tour ended around 11:30 PM, we had to make our way around a huge procession complete with bands with drums and horns and flutes and a bazillion people who slowwwwwly made their way along the narrow streets at MIDNIGHT in no hurry whatsoever. We surrendered to the moment and stopped in a cafe for tea and baklava.

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