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| Ancient bathhouse |
To start our Saturday morning, we headed to the nearby ancient bath houses that would give us a preview for the Al Hammam baths we would visit on Sunday. The area was mostly empty, just a shell of the ancient bathhouses. The key feature was the ceilings. Geometric shapes were punched out of the ceiling in order to shed light on bathers. From a photographic standpoint, they made for great lighting.
We had a few hours before we met up for our Alhambra tour, so we made the most of it by exploring the hilly side streets of Granada. Lots more shops, so few purchases...
When I heard that the city was filled with Teterías, I told
my friends that I more or less HAD to go. Teterías look like hookah bars on the
inside. Some have hookahs, but they are not necessarily the focus of the
establishment; the focus is tea. While a tea restaurant may not sound exciting,
the atmosphere is brilliant. They’re full of Moorish-style deco: dim, colorful mood
lighting, masses of pillows, architectural alcoves, and my favorite: candles.
Natalia and I split a kettle of Chai tea and I ordered
crepes de plátanos y chocolate. Not only was the atmosphere perfect, the food
was also amazing.
At 1:15pm, we met up at Plaza Nueva for our tour of the Alhambra, a beautiful Moorish palace atop a hillside at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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| The fountain at Plaza Nueva |
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| Some perky buildings in Plaza Nueva, our meeting spot. |
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