Granada

SPLIT: Because I'm so far behind I thought I'd bash out four minutes worth of thoughts and reflections from Granada, where we were about a week or so ago.

Two of the nights we spent staying in a converted cave carved into one of the hillsides overlooking the city. Smoking a cigarette from a scenic outlook, the city shimmered in the cold night sky like an American desert town. It also provided a great opportunity for self catering though that seemed to turn bad when the power failed, with eight pork chops on the stove. Luckily the owner Ravey Davy turned up with his Bit to save the day.

The big draw in Granada is the Alhambra, a palace built by the Moors and still currently standing. A testament to Islamic craftsmanship and architecture it stands atop a hill dominating the skyline and features multiple gardens, palaces and fortifications. This really is an Andalusian theme. Courtyards, fountains, gardens and mosaics. We spent the afternoon walking the gardens and checking out the various palaces before retiring for an evening of raciones and tapas.

This is the conclusion to an early post so I'm going to move quickly in the interests of catching up. We walked the hills and checked out the old buildings. Cooked. Ate. Walked.