Oct 4, Alfarnate
In the morning Emilio took us on a tour of Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo.
Up this street is the house where Nana's parents used to live. The original house was built around 1875.
This is the house where Nana's older sister and brother were born.
It was being remodeled, but this is the house across the street and what Nana's parents house might have looked like. Probably built around 1875.
Here is the city's main plaza.
You can see in this archway a hint of Moorish influence.
We walked to the town's Ermita, which is a Shrine to the Virgin Monsalud, hence Nana's mom's name, Monsalud.
Then we walked back to the church where Emilio has mass every Sunday. We got the keys and went inside.
Then we went upstairs to see the bells and have a look at Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo from up high.
Now was time for us to leave Alfarnate and our long lost family. Emilio's mom's name is Maria Josepha (Pepa)-it is through her family that we are related, and this is his dad, Cipriano.
This is inside the door to the inside of their house.
Up this street is the house where Nana's parents used to live. The original house was built around 1875.
This is the house where Nana's older sister and brother were born.
It was being remodeled, but this is the house across the street and what Nana's parents house might have looked like. Probably built around 1875.
Here is the city's main plaza.
You can see in this archway a hint of Moorish influence.
We walked to the town's Ermita, which is a Shrine to the Virgin Monsalud, hence Nana's mom's name, Monsalud.
Then we walked back to the church where Emilio has mass every Sunday. We got the keys and went inside.
Then we went upstairs to see the bells and have a look at Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo from up high.
Now was time for us to leave Alfarnate and our long lost family. Emilio's mom's name is Maria Josepha (Pepa)-it is through her family that we are related, and this is his dad, Cipriano.
This is inside the door to the inside of their house.
This is what I wrote in my journal for Sunday, 4th of October:
Yesterday, we spent all day in Granada. We were at the Alhambra from noon to 2pm. It was very impressive. Then we went into Granada to eat and look at the Cathedral.... Emilio is very bold. If a cathedral was closed he would go push on the door to open it & invite us to go in. It was crazy. Then there was the main Cathedral where Isabel and Ferdinand are buried. It was only open for a wedding, but he walked right in. So we were in the cathedral for a wedding. It was rude of us in my opinion. Anyway we ate lunch. I had paella. It was good. Daniel's stomach hurt b/c of last nights experimental tapas. When you ask Daniel about the tapas bar from last night, he remembers dirty knifes with flies on them sticking to a magnet on the wall! For lunch Daniel thought he would let his stomach rest so he had a salad. Emilio questioned Daniel's choice for lunch. I tried to tell Emilio that we did not eat as much as it appeared the Spaniards eat.
It was time for us to get back to the Alhambra for our appointment to go into the palacio de Nazaria. Everything was so beautiful and detailed. After the Palace we went to the gardens. After a 30minutes of walking in the garden we were told it was time to leave b/c it was closing time. Daniel decided to be funny and hide from us while the "closing ladies" were asking us to leave. Well, Emilio and the ladies did not think this was funny. Emilio thought Daniel was really lost. I knew we should just wait for Daniel at the entrance to the garden. According to Daniel, he just needed to go to the bathroom and was not playing a joke on anyone! Yeah right... Anyway, he did meet us at the entrance to the gardens.
That night we went back to Emilio's house, where his mom made us dinner. It was chicken soup with pieces of old bread in it that turned all soggy. There were also little pieces of something dark.... I don't know. The soup was alright, just not much flavor. She also made a vegetable salad that was 1/4 cooked veggies, 3/4 mayonnaise. Daniel liked it. For dessert, we had a flan like custard. Mari made us so much food, I really think she thought we did not like the food. It was good, just way too much for us to eat. We were full by the time she brought out dessert, so we just shared one and did not finish it. The rest of the night (by now it was after 10pm) we spoke with Cipriano, his wife, Mari, and a little bit to Emilio. We did meet his sister, Maria Victoria, really quick.
This morning, Sunday the 4th, we woke up at 8am, got ready and went to Emilio's for breakfast. The night before we had a big discussion about what Mari should make us for breakfast this morning. She did not think we would like anything. So Emilio asked us what we eat for breakfast. Daniel told them about omelettes with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cheese. Mari thought that was the weirdest thing to eat for breakfast, b/c they eat an egg and potato dish for lunch. They call it a tortilla. Cipriano thought we would like tortilla for breakfast. Emilio insisted we would not eat their "tortilla" and that his mom should try to make an omelette like we eat. (there is one thing I have learned... that is to never ask someone in a different country to make something they are not familiar with b/c it never turns out like you think it will.) So the dad won and his mom made us a tortilla for breakfast, even though the thought of this appalled Mari. Daniel and I were so full we did not have to eat again until 8 pm Sunday night.
Yesterday, we spent all day in Granada. We were at the Alhambra from noon to 2pm. It was very impressive. Then we went into Granada to eat and look at the Cathedral.... Emilio is very bold. If a cathedral was closed he would go push on the door to open it & invite us to go in. It was crazy. Then there was the main Cathedral where Isabel and Ferdinand are buried. It was only open for a wedding, but he walked right in. So we were in the cathedral for a wedding. It was rude of us in my opinion. Anyway we ate lunch. I had paella. It was good. Daniel's stomach hurt b/c of last nights experimental tapas. When you ask Daniel about the tapas bar from last night, he remembers dirty knifes with flies on them sticking to a magnet on the wall! For lunch Daniel thought he would let his stomach rest so he had a salad. Emilio questioned Daniel's choice for lunch. I tried to tell Emilio that we did not eat as much as it appeared the Spaniards eat.
It was time for us to get back to the Alhambra for our appointment to go into the palacio de Nazaria. Everything was so beautiful and detailed. After the Palace we went to the gardens. After a 30minutes of walking in the garden we were told it was time to leave b/c it was closing time. Daniel decided to be funny and hide from us while the "closing ladies" were asking us to leave. Well, Emilio and the ladies did not think this was funny. Emilio thought Daniel was really lost. I knew we should just wait for Daniel at the entrance to the garden. According to Daniel, he just needed to go to the bathroom and was not playing a joke on anyone! Yeah right... Anyway, he did meet us at the entrance to the gardens.
That night we went back to Emilio's house, where his mom made us dinner. It was chicken soup with pieces of old bread in it that turned all soggy. There were also little pieces of something dark.... I don't know. The soup was alright, just not much flavor. She also made a vegetable salad that was 1/4 cooked veggies, 3/4 mayonnaise. Daniel liked it. For dessert, we had a flan like custard. Mari made us so much food, I really think she thought we did not like the food. It was good, just way too much for us to eat. We were full by the time she brought out dessert, so we just shared one and did not finish it. The rest of the night (by now it was after 10pm) we spoke with Cipriano, his wife, Mari, and a little bit to Emilio. We did meet his sister, Maria Victoria, really quick.
This morning, Sunday the 4th, we woke up at 8am, got ready and went to Emilio's for breakfast. The night before we had a big discussion about what Mari should make us for breakfast this morning. She did not think we would like anything. So Emilio asked us what we eat for breakfast. Daniel told them about omelettes with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cheese. Mari thought that was the weirdest thing to eat for breakfast, b/c they eat an egg and potato dish for lunch. They call it a tortilla. Cipriano thought we would like tortilla for breakfast. Emilio insisted we would not eat their "tortilla" and that his mom should try to make an omelette like we eat. (there is one thing I have learned... that is to never ask someone in a different country to make something they are not familiar with b/c it never turns out like you think it will.) So the dad won and his mom made us a tortilla for breakfast, even though the thought of this appalled Mari. Daniel and I were so full we did not have to eat again until 8 pm Sunday night.
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