Granada
Travel Blogs from Granada, Spain and Canary Islands
Weekend Excursion to Granada
... tips on where and what to eat. There was a dramatic temperature change of about 20 degrees Fahrenheit between Madrid and Granada. I roomed with Hunter Harig this time as Joey was in England visiting his girlfriend. Hunter is on the ...
Go out and get yours...
We love Spain and have always wanted to visit Andalucia. Everyone speaks so highly of the history, culture and food. We had a look around a few spots in northern Spain, a few years ago, and if southern Spain could even match that, we´d be ...
I'm Here and safe in Granada!
... I am able to make friends that are from Spain or South America (native speakers). I am thankful for the opportunity to be here in Granada and the time Austin and I had to spend together! I look forward to starting a class on Monday, and to the arrival ...
Lazy Day
... of somewhere to do our washing, as all our clothes have been worn at least three times, and in the sweaty heat of Spain and Portugal, meant they were beginning to smell. Unfortunately the only place we found was a bit on the expensive side, but worth ...
Granada
The following day our private chauffeur takes us to Medieval Spain's most exciting and beautiful mountain town. Granada is one of my favorite towns in the world and home to the most spectacular site in all of Spain, the Alhambra Palace. Nothing can ...
The Alhambra
... , took pictures and waited. Finally we went in to the palace area. There was so much to look at. Breathtaking views and stunning architecture surrounded me. I took pictures of everything. The detail in the carved rocks was nothing like I've seen before. ...
GRANADA Livin La Vida Loca...
... nbsp; are buried. They are isabel and Fernando the ones who funded Christopher Columbus and kicked all the jews out of spain and such ... Well we visited an d it wa sinteresting fo rsure and very pretty b ut I am not sure how a feel ...
Desert Dreams
... , but i loved it. it wasn´t like the deserts i had found in the western US, this was different somehow. the train into granada had me moving backwards just by the nature of the seat, and as the sun set into the sierra nevadas, the jolting realization ...
Long time no update
... to twenty in another class to correct pronunciation. Sooo I am not really practicing spanish there but I needed to see the schools in Spain and it is fun to be with munchkins again. The schools are.... different. Lets just say I could never teach ...
Free tapas!!!!
... to see it all. Mental note to self to get around to reading Washington Irving's "Tales of the Alhambra" one day. Walked up to the mirador at San Nicholas for awesome views across Granada and La Alhambra with the Sierra Nevada mountains in the background. ...
Yoof Hostals
Im currently in Granada and Ive decided that Youth Hostels today are just too clean and nice. The place im staying in has free internet.....the bunk beds are modern and clean.....it has a bar.....the doors have hotel style key cards. I mean back in the ...
Granada
... Alhambra (I would have cried too if I was Boabdil!), the awesome tea shop where we had semolina cake with orange syrup and rose petal tea while reclining on embroidered cushions and inhaling incence, the kebab shop where we were greeted like ...
Granada
... added too. by the 1400s there was a city inside the walls and a huge palace complex for the sultan. then the catholics caputured granada and added their own bits to the palace, so there are rooms in there that are 17th century european right next to 13th ...
Siestas and Fiestas for a whole week!
... /06: We are living the laid back lifestyle that everyone in North America craves.... Hola! From southern Spain in a little town that I like to call Granada (actually its a fairly sizable town, but so far we have been enjoying the laid-back lifestyle ...
MACHETAZOS Catch up with Claire & Carlos in Spain
Into the depth of rural Spain to see Clara and Carlos. Tapas free and the best - olives that is, not the pigs ears! :-) ...
Funky
Funky Backpackers Hostel Cuesta de Rodrigo del Campo 13 Granada - booked over the web - 38 euros per night - breakfast included - bed linen included - warm, clean room - communal toilet/shower room - wee warm water in the shower - free ...
Going to Orientation
... I was actually in Spain again and visiting her. Keep in mind that most of the girls she takes care of never make it back to Spain and probably even fewer come and visit her. I was excited to see that she had done some crazy renovation on the piso and now ...
Day 6
... . When you make your reservation they set this time for you. The Alhambra is probably my favorite thing to see in Spain. Pictures do not do it justice (especially mine). It is a feast for the senses. Visually you are ...
Granada
Immediately upon arriving in the Spanish port town, we caught a bus to Granada. Granada was one more city where I waited while Michael searched for a hotel. He was usually good at this task and was successful again this time around. We showered and rested ...
Granada
... enough leftovers now for a few days. I went out afterwards, since the evenings are much cooler, and took some pictures of Granada. I did my homework, and went to bed. Yes, I have homework nightly. If we don't do it we have to write lines the next ...
Intercambio!
... my speaking! I have an intercambio student. A brief explanation of the concept of intercambios: An intercambio student is a student from spain who is trying to learn english. They get paired up with one of us who is trying to learn spanish. (only if we ...
Granada: Free Tapas with Every Drink
... up downtown, where we walked along the historic district. We visited the Capilla Real de Granada, the chapel where the Catholic Kings, Ferdinand and Isabella, are buried. The inside was magnificent. Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel, ...
The Alhambra disappointment
... began, so we went to some pub and ordered a glass of beer each. And then another. We felt so bad when we counted the total cost of this trip and the total disappointment rate that we refused to even mention it all and we don't talk about Granada since. ...
Granada Week 1
... so we only stayed about anhour and then returned to our happy homes :) Today we toured the oldest neighborhoods in Granada. The history is incredible all the mosques were converted to churches and you can tell the different parts by whether they are ...
Los Tres Miles - traversing Sierra Nevada, Spain
... Caldera. Unfortunately the ascent of the west flank of Mulhacen still had to be done. Mulhacen is the highest mountain in Spain at 3481m, and it certainly felt it as we slowly and breathlessly plodded our way up the steep hillside! Arriving at the ...
Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda
We spent a night in Granada and caught back up with Luke and Karine. We did the Alhumbra first thing the next morning before getting a bus in the afternoon to Madrid. This is where all my health trouble ...
The latest and greatest
... american "guidis" (foreigners). It´s awesome. Ok, i said i´d tell everyone about my family so here goes. I live with a family here in spain. my host mom calls it a house but it´s a big apartment. It has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, and sala. ...

