Touring the city.

Today I was the consumate tourist. I got up early, headed out to one of the many bakeries that line the streets and had a pastry for breakfast. I then took the official Citysightseeing Granada tour. I sat on the top level of a double decker bus and took in all the sights. They explained the sights, but drove so fast it was hard to take pictures. Still had a great time. I did the tour in English and in Spanish. It was my one occasion to be bad, break the rules, and use English. I have only been using Spanish since I landed in Madrid.

For lunch I stopped off at a small bar and had diet Coke and tapas. The tapas consisted of toasted bread with olive oil, green olives, and a potato "tortilla". In Spain, tortillas are equivalent to a fritatta.

I then finished up my souvenir shopping. After a quick rest, it was off to dinner at the Hotel Alhambra Palace. Dinner consisted of tomato gaspacho, white asparagus, cheese ravioli with a cream sauce, and for dessert; pistachio ice cream and espuma de crema Catalana. The espuma was very close to a creme bruleé, but much lighter and fluffier.