We headed down to the train station early as yesterday we found a great breakfast place there when we were waiting for our train to Ronda. We've really been enjoying the freshly squeezed orange juice here. Ed has started having coffee in the mornings as it often comes included with the toast or croissant etc.
We changed trains in Antequera, which meant we had to wait an hour and a half. We caught up on reading as there was nothing at all to do at the station: no shops and the cafeteria was closed. When we arrived in Granada we walked from the station to our hotel. It's located in the Albayzin which was formerly Granada's Muslim quarter. The streets are very narrow and there are more Moorish influences here than in the other parts of Spain we've been to so far. After checking in and grabbing some lunch we decided we should collect our tickets for the Alhambra Palace, which we had pre-booked for tomorrow afternoon. The Alhambra complex is situated at the top of the hill just across from where we're staying. Luckily, it's surrounded by a huge park with established trees so the walk isn't too bad.
We collected our ticket and had a look around the shop. Tickets are tightly controlled, with only 300 people per 30 minutes admitted to the most prized part of the complex: the Palacios Nazaries. There are parts of the complex that are free so we decided to tour these this afternoon to allow us to make the most of our time tomorrow afternoon.
We visited the Palacio de Carlos V which is a square building with a huge circular courtyard in the centre. It houses a museum with relics from the site.
We also visited the Church of Santa Maria...
... and the Arabic steam baths.
The Alhambra grounds offer amazing views over the city of Granada. We're looking forward to seeing the views from inside tomorrow!
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