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12 May 1871 — Granada | |
Friday. 12th [May 1871]. Directly after breakfast Henry & I went to Contreras’ house to bid him adieu & he took us to see 2 towers we had not yet seen—The “Infanta” & the “Cantino”– These are quite beautiful. The Moorish remains being so perfect & unrestored. We came back & had some lunch & then Henry & Ricardo Madrazo & I drove down into the town– We went to walk in the Zacatin which is the remains of the old Moorish bazaar & wh is very curious. It was formerly all open ashes wh are now filled up & made into shops. I believe it was all buried some years ago but it was very skillfully built up again & replaced by Sr Contreras’ father. Here I bought a fan & a Barcelona shawl to replace my Indian one I lost at Boabdil. After we had done this & walked up the silver smith’s street we went to call on old Mme Riaño & bid her good bye & then upon the Torres—& then we went to the Hotel Victoria (kept by the father of the master of the Siete Suelos at the Alhambra) & had some luncheon– Then we went to see the church of St Geronimo where there are the statues of the Gran Capitán & his wife in wood & a beautifully carved wooden retablo. The figures of Sta Barbara & St Catharina are especially beautiful on the L.H. side: From here we went to see a Col: of the Army who is a dealer in bric a brac. We saw 2 things we liked but he asked too much so we bought nothing. Then we drove to the foot of the hill & walked up the Albaicin to see some very pretty remains of Moorish houses where Ricardo Madrazo & Mr Rico have been making sketches. We came down on the other side of the Hill & found the carriage there. We went to the Govrs & Henry paid his farewell visit & we came back to the Hotel. After dinner Isabel & I sang a little & then Henry dragged me off to bed at 9—as we have to [be] up at an unearthly hour tomorrow. Fortuny gave me a pen & ink sketch of the wooden statue Isabella la Catolica in the Capilla Real & to Henry a sketch of a glass tray & vase in Fortuny’s possession. | |
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