Today I didn't have class but I got up at 9:30 to go with Nathalie for the traditional Spanish breakfast of Churros and Chocolate. They were decadent and I definitely couldn't eat them everyday.
I had read over the brochures from the Center for Activities and Sports and decided to do something I wouldn't do in the US and sign up for a Salsa Dancing Class. I think it should be a lot of fun as I hope to meet some Spaniards and if nothing else, try something new and improve on my "dance skills" for the weekend clubbing. My 6th grade cotillion has run its limit.
I made a "bocadillo," an open faced sandwhich, and then took a siesta.
The rest of the afternoon, I spent visiting the famous destinations in Granada that I had not yet seen. I went to the La Capilla Real, adjacent to the Cathedral, where I saw the crypt of the Catholic Kings, Ferdinand and Isabella, and their actual lead tombs underneath the mausoleum. There were a lot of amazing relics and paintings. The gothic architecture was really impressive.
Wandering around the Centro and Plaza Bim-Rambla area, I ended up across the street at the Corral de Carbon where I received information on upcoming shows for the Orchestra of Granada. I stopped in the beautiful church at the beginning of my street to see what was inside and then went back to my piso.
Heiko had dinner waiting for me when I came back to my piso. We ate quickly and then went to pick up the cars for our roadtrip to Seville the next day.
Nathalie's parents came over around 8:00pm. They would be staying in my room as I have a huge bed. They had been unable to find a hostel or hotel as something had happened with their reservations, so I told Nathalie for them to use my room for the one night and that I would sleep on the couch as I would be getting up early anyway for the roadtrip. They were very gracious and have already invited me to Germany to stay with them.
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