Alhambra

We left the apartment at 1.30pm for our Alhambra visit [entry was any time after 2, with the Palace visit at 3.30]. We walked up the street and caught the No. 30 bus, which goes straight to Alhambra [not quite as squishy as Rome, but not far off it]. We headed straight up to the Ticket office to show Matt's ID and get his ticket [as his was a reduced price ticket]. That was all sorted quickly and we went inside the complex and wandered down to Nasrid Palace.

The Palace was actually built in the 14th century and it is amazing how much of it has survived. There has been quite a bit of restoration, but the outside areas look gorgeous

and inside, the tiles and ceilings are amazing.

Walking along the outside hallways of the Palace, we also got some awesome views.

We then ventured into Carlos V's palace [he didn't want to live in Nasrid Palace when he became ruler, so he built his own], a round palace inside a square building.  

The best thing about this Palace was the accoustics. If you stand in the middle and make a loud noise, the sound reverberates throughout the whole area. [Matt had a ball clapping in the middle]. 

Then, just for a bit of stair climbing and for the sake of more views, we visited the old 13th century fort.

Then it was back down on the bus to the apartment and out for dinner [the boys were having Burger King withdrawals, whilst I opted for lasagne. We grabbed takeaway and went home to eat, pack and get ready to leave on Sunday for Morocco. [Ferry departs at 2pm from Algercias, which is a 3 hour drive from here].