I know now why we say Holy Toledo! It has many churches, synagogues and mosques plus 18 plus convents where the nuns make fine marzipan. It is also the home of Toledo steel. We went to a factory where they inlay steel with gold. Of course, as usual we were encouraged to buy. From Toledo the tour moved to Granada. On the way we went through the state of Mancha where Don Quixote fought the windmills. There are still some old windmills in this part of Spain. Quite pretty. There were lots of olive trees everywhere. Apparently olive picking is a purely manual job so it must be all hands on deck when it is harvesting time.
We crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The viaducts and roads through these mountains are astounding. Very good indeed. Each road is only one way.
Before we left Granada this morning we went to the Alhambra Palace which is is large Moorish building once the home of the Moorish kings. The gardens were very beautiful. About 90 acres and 35 gardeners.
Last night I went to a Gypsy Dancing night in the caves near Granada. It was quite fiery, fast moving and loud, but very popular. They have two caves on the go with 3 lots of guests in each, each night. Quite a lot of people and given what we paid, quite a lucrative little venture. The caves were interesting, the dancers almost standing on your toes if you don't put them under the chair.
Tonight we are on the Costa Del Sol at Marbella which I guess is like the Gold Coast. Quite an expensive and exclusive place we were told by our guide.
Tomorrow we leave for Morocco. We cross the Strait of Gibralter by ferry, I'm assuming vehicular at this point. Apparently it is two hours behind Spain as Spain at the moment is enjoying daylight saving. It isn't dark until about 8.30pm and still dark and quite cool when we leave at about 6am - 7am.
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