On Thursday afternoon we visited the neighborhoods of Sacromonte and the Albaicín with our monitores. Sacromonte is the old neighborhood in the hills where the gypsies live in their caves. It was so incredibly beautiful, although my camera died half way through so I will definitely be returning very soon!! It reminded me of pictures I’ve seen of San Torini, except instead of views overlooking the ocean, you get views of the entire city and panoramas of the Alhambra. The cobblestone streets wind up and down through the hills, and there are small houses and gypsy caves scattered throughout. (P.S. Even though in the States it wouldn't seem P.C. to refer to this population as "Gypsies," here people have no problem with it!! Just as they refer to all the convenience stores as "Chinos" because they are primarily owned by the Chinese people.)
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