On the Morning of Friday July 6th, we arrived in Mardird by train. This was the largest city we would visti in spain. We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast of Salmon and cheese, and then toured El Prado for hours upon hours. Seeing every painting in the place. Then we ventured over to the botanical gardens where we spent the rest of our day finding all kinds of plants from around the world including New Mexico. In fact, it seems that the only plants they have from the US are from NM.
That night we jumped on our train to Granada. We it was a great ride as we were in First Class drinking wine and eating all the way. Mel and I witnessed a heated argument between two passengers about luggage that soon turned intto a philisophical discusion about luggage etiquette. The latins are so funny. When we arrived in Granada, Joaquin was of course over a half an hour late. We stayed with him the first night we were there, in a great apartment looking up at the Alhambra. I can see why he loves it so much there. Hippies and gypsies everywhere. The next day we toured the Alhambra, seeing the ancient gardens that I have heard so much about. I could see Carl and Joaquin playing in the Gardens and sneeking around at night finding old hidden secrets. That night I hung with Joaquin in the gypsy caves, meeting some of his flamenco friends and playing a little bit. The next day I took mel back there and she impressed them all with her oboe skills! Joaquin is doing great there, getting ready for a flamenco competition and living the life. I would love to return there some day.
2 comments:
You seem to witness a lot of local confrontation. Isn't it nice to know that, in contrast to the goodolusa, the participants are probably unarmed?
Sounds like an awesome adventure. wish there were photos of you and Joaquin in the gypsy caves. :)
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