La Catedral de Granada

Yesterday we had the last of our compulsory cultural visits, this one to the Cathedral in the middle of town. It was built in the early 1500s by Isabel and Ferdinand, King and Queen of Spain at the time. We had a guided tour by one of the lecturers from the Uni who has a PhD in Art History, so as you can imagine, it was pretty detailed.

The inside of the Cathedral  is absolutely massive. This shows one small part of it.

We had to meet in the middle of town by a big fountain at 4.30, so a few of us decided to stay in town after Uni. We took our lunch - crusty rolls with Serano ham and local cheese - and picnicked in a park in town. I use the term 'park' loosely as there is no grass at all, just dirt.

One of the streets leading into the centre of town. It was very nice under the trees
By 4.30 the temperature was 40 degrees and climbing, so it was a relief to finally go into the cool of the Cathedral.

The organ in the Cathedral.
We arrived back here at the hotel in time for dinner.
From 10-12pm we had a get-together with all the students from our group - 36 in all, in one of the restaurants here at the hotel. They had a bar organised and a disco AND flashing lights!!  Actually it was good fun and everyone danced in a big group..We even did Saturday Night Fever, but they missed a few of the steps Kay!!

Now I need to go over to the Post Office and send a few things back home as my suitcase is overloaded!
Only 36 hours until I leave for Madrid...