Granada for me

[smokingboot]

Coming to Granada always holds a lot of emotional labour for me. But when I am not running around re Mum, when I take a breath, there's always extra beauty. This time included Hammam baths and seriously excellent flamenco, the Casa Ana Tablao, best I have seen in decades. Also the MIL had booked a food tour, which was great in itself but took us to the restaurant/cafe known as Chikito. I always avoided this place because it has a stupid name in a stupid font and always looks a bit touristy to me. We walked in, and, sat in the corner next to our table was this guy:



This is a statue of Federico Garcia Lorca. Long ago when the place had a different name, he used to sit right there, with the artistic greats of his time, including such notables as Manuel De Falla, Rudyard Kipling, H.G Wells, Arthur Rubinstein, Wanda Landowska. As no-one knows where Federico's body is, this seeemed as good a place as any to pay my respects to him so when the tour was over and no-one was nearby, I read him The Sacromonte Valentine. Tbh, I'm not sure he was impressed but having people write rubbish about you is the price you pay for celebrity.

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[mallorys_camera]

Love the Lorca statue!!!!!

[smokingboot]

Isn't it great?
Next time I go to Granada I'm going to go there and buy him a drink!