The Alhambra

As you saw from a previous post, the Alhambra was on my list of places that I really wanted to see before I left Spain. A friend of mine had told me that I should buy tickets in advance so that I could be sure to get in. Chris and I didn't have a lot of internet access and by the time we got around to buying the tickets online, they were all sold out! (The government limits the number of people allowed inside per day to help preserve the monument) I was disappointed, to say the least. Once we got to Granada I talked to the tourist office and they said that I should try calling the office to see if they had other tickets available. Unfortunately they were all sold out as well but the lady I talked to told me that they reserve some tickets for people who come the day of. She said that the office opened at 8, but that I should go early to make sure I got tickets. So our Alhambra adventure began. We woke up at the crack of dawn and took a taxi to the ticket office. Unfortunately there was already a line, and since I didn't know how many people they were going to let in, I was worried:

The a million more people showed up:

And we were less worried:

And then the ticket office opened and . . .

We got tickets!! I was very excited!