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After a late night last night everyone slept in a little. After brioche, juice, and coffee we tried the cathedral again with much more success. However, coming upon the corpus Christi procession yesterday was by no means a bad thing.
Sherrie and I both enjoyed the cathedral. It had a unique layout with no transept making the large space more inviting.
Lucas and Isabella in the Granada cathedral
Granada cathedral side chapel with small painting given to queen Isabella from the pope
We then went next door to the capilla real, the royal chapel. No pictures or video were allowed although I’m sure Sherrie snuck a few in.
In the chapel are several tombs of Spanish nobility, most notably those of Isabella and Ferdinand. Something different about this tomb is the ability to visit the crypt and view the actual coffins. While the above marble effigies are ornate and beautiful, the coffins are plain and made of lead.
The space adjoining the chapel is a sacristy containing some of their belongings such as her missal and crown along with many works of art.
For eight euros, for two adults, it was a short visit. Comparatively,we paid 28 euros for two adults and spent 4 hours at the Alhambra – and would have paid more.
We then began to trek towards the Sacramonte, a series of caves tuned homes which were, until recently, the traditional home of Granada gypsys. It is also the home of flamenco.
To get to Sacramonte we walked along the river and enjoyed another part of Granada. In a small plaza directly beneath the Alhambra and along the river we got lunch.
Along the river in Granada
Sherrie and the kids along the river in Granada
Plaza beneath the Alhambra where we ate lunch
Alhambra view from plaza
Sherrie and Isabella at lunch
Sacramonte
Flamenco bar in Sacramonte
Sherrie and Isabella walking in the Sacramonte district
The day was getting warm and we had already walked awhile so we decided to go back to the apartment to rest before going back out.
Lucas colouring his Alhambra designs
Isabella, Aurelia, and Sherrie resting writing in their travel journals and playing iPad games
We headed back out at 1800 to see a couple of more historic buildings. However, we got lost and even asking for directions never found the places but instead enjoyed a different part of Granada and stumbled onto a nice couple of plazas.
Lucas and Isabella enjoying the mist from a fountain
We enjoyed it so much we stayed for dinner – or maybe it was just the chorros and hot chocolate 🙂
Chorros y chocolate
Aurelia enjoying her chorros and chocolate
For not having spoken Spanish in over a decade and not many spaniards speaking any English we are getting along fine – except for the hot milk I ordered with desert!
So far Sherrie and I rate this as one of the best holidays ever.
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