Greetings from Granada

     We took the train from Malaga on Friday, March 18th, excited and anxious to meet Scott and Deanne in Granada. We arrived at the Melia Granada and found a lovely room with a balcony waiting for us. 

Melia Granada

Deanne and Scott were a bit late arriving from Orlando due to very long custom lines in Madrid. They adapted beautifully, though we were a bit more anxious. They arrived all set to go and soon we were on our way up to Estrella Restaurante in Plaza San Nicholas. What a view!

Estrella Restaurant with the amazing view

View of the Alhambra

The next morning we were waiting for our driver and guide to the Alhambra and waiting and waiting. That is a very long story and now we are waiting and waiting and waiting for a refund for a guided tour that never took place. Thanks to Deanne we have lots of documentation but we are still waiting and waiting. She was able to get them to send us our tickets for the Alhambra. Then into a taxi we went up to the entrance, got our audio guides and away we went.

What an amazing sight. The Alhambra is a delightful feast for the senses, gorgeous sights accompanied by orange blossoms scenting the air.

The old people took a taxi back but Deanne and Scott walked up hill and down returning to the hotel in time for an evening of tapas and wine. We started at our hotel and went on from there, not returning until after midnight. We're getting the hang of being in Spain!

Happy Spanish Father's Day!

We're still awake. 

A final word from Dennis:

    It was such a wonderful experience sitting in the lobby of the Melia Granada Hotel in Granada, Spain and watching Dee and Scott emerge from their airport taxi. Cindy and I had arrived a few hours earlier and were happy to see that they had cleared customs in Madrid and were on a plane to Granada. There was quite a back-up in Madrid and they were concerned they would miss their flight which they did. But here they were, meeting us over 5,000 air miles away from their departure in Orlando. Whoda thunk??

Waiting...

After catching up, we went to the beautiful restaurant that Cindy wrote about, overlooking Granada and the Alhambra. My biggest concern was if Cindy and I could keep up with these "kids" while they explored the town. We did our best but it was no contest. They were always ready for more vistas to conquer. Us? It's almost midnight. Isn't it time for bed? More to come. On to Malaga by train.