Route: Granada - Córdoba, 171 km.
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Keywords: Failed to re-enter the Generalifi Palace, almost trapped in Granada, a unique farmhouse lunch, afternoon tea in the Hundred Flowers Lane.
When: April 21, 2024.
Number of people: 7 people (self-driving).
Breakfast at 8:30 with slightly more fruits and vegetables than usual, boiled eggs, and a small pool outside the restaurant.
Departure at 9:30, because the weather was bad on the first day, and Brother Liu did not enter, they went straight to the Generalifi Palace, ready to make up for another lesson, but when we arrived at the gate of the scenic spot, the staff told us that there was no ticket that day, so we had to leave.
Next, go to the San Nicolas Lookout, a great place to see the Alhambra and see the Sierra Nevada and most of Granada's cityscape; It belongs to the Albayzín neighborhood, that is, the Moorish style of the neighborhood, with cobbled streets, and from time to time green trees and flowers protrude from the yard. There are people playing guitars on the observation deck, and the rhythm is very cheerful. Although there are a bit of clouds, the sky is blue.
(Alhambra)
(Alhambra)
(Granada City)
We parked on the side of the road and turned a street corner to see a Muslim-style cemetery, and a Christian church not far away. It is a clear testimony to the alternation and fusion of Islamic and Christian cultures here.
Stay for about 30 minutes, go to another higher city observatory, through the old city, want to take a shortcut, but the road is getting narrower and narrower, and I did see the limit width sign, but I still stubbornly go forward, I can't eat, so I asked Brother Liu to come down to check, he signaled that he could go ahead, and I continued to drive inside.
I put the mirrors back on both sides, but it was obvious that the car was getting closer and closer to the walls on both sides, and there were bowl-sized pebbles under the foot of the wall not far away.
Two Chinese people came on, blocked by our car, and they also helped us check and said not to go. After a while, another foreigner came, and he said by gesture: No, if you want to force it over, the reflector will be ready to go, and it may suffocate the tire.
I took a deep breath, got out of the window, jumped to the front of the car and looked, the distance between the two sides was less than 2 centimeters, and the front was narrower, it was definitely impossible to go forward.
I went back to the car and was about to go back, but I really thought it would be difficult, and I thought that I really couldn't do it, so I had to call the police; At this time, Brother Liu was in front, and Teacher Sun was in the back to give me instructions, moving back little by little. Finally, I got out of a small corner at the rear of the car.
The street is still very narrow, a motorcyclist came over, he signaled to us that he could help us reverse the car, I immediately got out of the car, his skills are really good, it was very smooth to reverse the car out, I gave him a tip of 5 euros.
Teacher Feng said: This young man must have a sense of accomplishment today!
After about 10 minutes of detouring through the mountains, we finally came to a high observation deck with a clear view of the city's countryside, the Alhambra seemed a little farther away, but the view here was much wider and the city of Granada was more fully presented in front of our eyes. There is also a group of people on the platform exercising in groups, seemingly doing tai chi.
After about 20 minutes of staying, we didn't leave and navigated to another prominent viewing platform, which is also an Islamic-style neighborhood. It took about 30 minutes to leave.
After getting on the bus, everyone said it was time to go to Córdoba, and I said that we didn't seem to have gone to the old town of Granada, and everyone said: no. Teacher Feng also said: I think your old city plot is very heavy! I laughed.
Officially left Granada at 12:00, and about 1 hour after leaving the city, I felt a little sleepy and got off the highway and rested for 15 minutes. 13:07 I saw a restaurant on the side of the highway, behind the countryside, not far from the mountain, there were several cars parked at the door, it was also time to eat, and we also stopped.
There is a wood-fired grill in the courtyard of the restaurant, and the owner is grilling corn and octopus, which has a bit of a domestic farmhouse flavor and everyone likes it.
We picked a table in the courtyard to sit down, and the service came and said that this one had been booked; He put together two tables for us, and everyone sat down, the sun was relatively big, and the waiter moved two sun umbrellas, just enough to block them.
We ordered three salads, a few sticks of grilled corn, some octopus, and some grilled meat. The waiter first brought two plates of olives, and then the restaurant was a large olive grove, maybe the olives were made by themselves, and the taste was indeed different from what they used to eat. When the octopus came up, everyone said they had never seen such a big grilled octopus.
While we were eating, several waves of guests came one after another, some of whom were familiar with the waiters and were probably regular customers here.
This should be the most special meal of this trip.
This is the leftover octopus, which is really big.
The price of the meal was fair: 104 euros. Having a farmhouse meal in Spain is also a unique experience.
14:30 to Córdoba, 16:00 arrival. After entering the city, a little boy of about 10 years old came over and enthusiastically pointed out the location of the parking lot, in fact, we knew where the parking lot was, and knew that he was trying to earn a tip, so he gave him 1 euro.
Next, walk to Lane of Flowers, located in the old Jewish quarter, which, as its name suggests, is always decorated with seasonal flowers on the white walls on both sides of the alley.
April may not be the time for many flowers, and some pots are still empty. But the name "Hundred Flowers Lane" is still very accurate.
The medieval streets are narrow, with many cafes and teahouses, and after about 30 minutes of walking, you finally walk into a teahouse and order a total of four pots of tea (three large and one small).
If you don't drink tea inside, it doesn't seem appropriate to go inside, but it's wise to find a place to sit down in order to get a deeper taste of the garden.
There are also green leaves that resemble mint in the teapot.
The decoration style of the tea house is very tasteful.
Bill: 22 euros. Inquire from the attendant and learn that the Mosque of Córdoba will stop entering at 17:00. After drinking tea, we continued through the alley for about 10 minutes; Buy tickets to enter the Mosque of Córdoba.
This building alone is enough to make Córdoba an unmissable stop; A dazzling multi-vaulted mosque that is one of the grandest Islamic buildings in the world. But later the Christians converted part of it into a church on this basis.
At 18:10 the tour ended, the hotel was very close, just across the river in front of the mosque, but it was still about 20 minutes of walking, we walked to the river and visited the ancient Roman bridge.
About 5 minutes by car to the hotel, Hotel Córdoba Jospolia (4 stars). Today is a relatively early day.
Meet at the hotel lobby at 20:30, about 2 minutes walk, there are two restaurants on the west side of the hotel. We went to one of them, and everyone kept praising the noodles for this meal, which was very delicious, like domestic fried noodles.
After eating, it was getting late, and it was going to rain again, so I didn't go into the city to see the night view.
The lights of the city are very beautiful.
Tomorrow we will take the high-speed train to the last stop of our trip to Barcelona.
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