GRANADA
A city of beauty and mystic!
A fun mix of International tourists mixed with native Spainards, wedding processions, street entertainers, moorish tiendas, tea shops, tapas, hills that will tighten those gluts right. As fate would have it, my batteries died three photos into the trip...so to thanks to Google Images and my friends photos I'm able to illustrate our adventure.
Lets begin. :)
Alhambra
One of the main
attractions in Granada. It's a sight to behold. It's size, grandeur, and beauty
cannot justly be described in words. It's so immense and incredibly impressive.
It was a Palace built during the Moorish reign, until 1492 when Spain re-conquered
it.
It covers a large
part of land and sits at the top of a hill overly looking the city. Tickets
were too expensive to enter but we were able to walking though the gardens and
around the palace. Every part of the experience was pleasant, even the hike up
the hill. Water rushed down both sides of the large path, slightly shaded by
trees. The Alhambra was always in sight and easy on always captivating, no
matter the time of day. Many times we just climbed to a different vista point
to gaze at the majestic palace.
The City
The city itself is so gorgeous
and fun, with all the narrow paths, cobbled walkways, and maze of a layout. My
favorite part was the hillside painted in conjoining white habitations. Our
hostel was one of them and the view! (I feel I'm repeating myself :) The views
are amazing!!)
You can see the Moorish
influence all over the city. In the designs, architecture, and more. The
biggest sign is the shops and restaurants. We wondered through the hundreds of Moroccan
tiendas. Each one packed with carious items, all bursting with color. Later we
cozied up in a Te shop where I had a chocolate mint tea that could have double
for the liquid version of a girl scout cookie. Delicious!
Tapas
Granada is well known
for its free tapas as well. Buy a beer receive a tapa for free. Usually about
1.5 to 2 Euros. Some were better than others, but the experience is what it's
all about. We would wonder around till someone stopped us and prugenta whether
we were hungry for a bite to eat. They're given us the deal of the day and the
walk back to the restaurant. The photos don't do it justice but these tapas
were absolutely delicious! After eating at one we'd move to the next. We'd
spend about 2 hours walking, eating, chatting, and trying different places and
different things. The constant change in scenery made it exciting and
adventurous. :)
In the night, we did the
same with bars. There were always people trying to bring you in with a free
shot or cheap drink. It worked for us! We could hit 5 bars and get about 7
shots/drinks for 7 Euros.
Flamenco
Regrettable we didn't
get to see a flamenco show, but it's still on my list of things to do. If you
ever end up in Granada, check one out!
Hostel
Our hostel was very
chills. Tucked away in the cranny of the hillside of white buildings was the
Makuto Hostel. It had a Hippie vibe, but everything was clean, the people were
extremely friendly, and the layout was sic. Tree house, hammocks, and beds in
the attic space! Ha my friend Judith and I slept in the two beds in the top
nook of the photo below. I could see into the hallway and all of room below me.
:) It was sic. 
All in all it was a blast.
Three hours by bus, a we were back in Murcia. Had a couple presentations to
give and homework to do so that delayed this post.
More to come soon. Spain
never fails to have something going on.
Besos!
Lyndsay
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