Granada

Granada
The Santa Ana church is alongside the River Darro and is on the way to our hotel.
At the Carmen del Cobertizo (Cobertizo means something like little covered bridge) part of our room was over the street.
Down this street, on the left side, is the "carmen" where we stayed. A carmen is a type of hotel similar to a riad.
Patricia enjoyed a glass of sangria at the Taberna Salinas.
We found the food to be quite good here.
It was a festival weekend. These men are dressed up as part of a bachelor party tradition.
Real Chancilleria of Granada.
More costume party nonsense. The lady is trying to get Superman to rent the Segway scooter.
Walking up the street to our carmen. Believe it or not, cars use this street as well, but only in one direction.
Along the Carrera del Darro--the street which leads to our carmen and to Plaza Nueva.
Evening action in a local square on the way to Sacramonte via the overlook at San Nicolás church.
The Alhambra from the overlook at San Nicolás church
Impressionistic view of part of Granada
From San Nicolás we walked to one of the caves in the Sacramonte district to watch a late-night flamenco performance.
The stage, at least, really is in a cave.
Supposedly, real gypsies (as they are called here) once performed flamenco here.
Despite the fact that it was a tourist place, the music and dancing were very good.
Still pictures just don't capture the controlled energy of the dance.
There are clearly no child labor laws here. She was pretty good.