After looking up at it for a day, we finally got to see the Alhambra in all its glory. It took some climbing (I mean serious hill and stair climbing, that it turned out we didn’t have to do because Google Maps is not as good as you think it is, and Steve didn’t think…
It was a bit awkward, switching from a train to a bus for the last leg of the trip, and the bus, dear ones, was very tight – I mean, I’m above average in height for a woman and my knees may be bruised. It got exciting when the lady in front of me reclined…
It was a herculean effort, but we climbed almost all the way (well, much of the way) up to the highest ancient castle in Alicante today. Originally, the castle appears to have been built as a Moorish dwelling in the 9th century, but was captured in the 13th century by the Spanish king and reconstructed…
We arrived safely on Tuesday afternoon and settled into our first whole apartment to ourselves. Our host, Bea (pronounced bay-ah) is a lovely woman who has helped us with a couple small issues (like difficulty getting the outer door open with the key, not earthshaking). It took us a day on Wednesday to feel our…
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