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Granada Slideshow
Granada
Travel Blogs from Granada, Spain and Canary Islands
Southern Spain So Far
... stuffed animals and trinkets), but there was some damn good people-watching. The next day, we took a stroll to the Palace of Spain and the gorgeous gardens surrounding it. Folks, this palace is the real deal. It is huge, colorful (with thousands of ...
Never what you expect
... in my life. Miles upon miles of them. Big hills and rock faces. Looks like quite a dry area as well. So we got to Granada, and I canīt see it was easy on the eyes. Nothing like Sevilla. Got off the bus and hopped another one to the Cathedral bus stop ...
The sun has got his hat
We arrived in Granada and found the setting really nice with mountains in the distance and the sun shining for us. A chance to get dry after days of being damp and smelly. we decided to stay here for 2 days and get the night train to Barca during our ...
Granada
Hands down... The best experience weīve had so far on this trip has been Granada, Spain. Sticking to itīs reputation as a youth driven town, we rolled into our hostel and found ourself an Öasis. Heather and I had been travelling mainly on our own for ...
Last Day in Granada
Itīs my last full day in Granada. I woke up early, had some breakfast and did laundry. The washing machines here are very odd. They seem to go on for about 2 hours per cycle! I hung them out to dry since the weather is so ridiculously ...
Snow-where to go ......!
Well we didnīt expect to be writing this entry! Left Orgiva, passed back through Granada and picked up the road to Murcia on the coast and for the next 8 hours we endured a white-knuckle ride through the worst snow we had ever seen. The ...
All soaped up with nowhere to go
... ok and put up with the smell of baby poo for the night. Getting to Granada was great, we felt like we were actually in Spain and not just in any big city. All the buildings are white and there is a huge former Mueslim palace, the Ahlambra perched on ...
Granada!
On Friday, 7 of my classmates and I took an amazing trip to Granada. Granada is exactly what I thought all of Spain would look like. Our apartment had copper sinks, a white stucco facade, terra cotta tile floors, and rustic roof tiles! Check out the ...
Spain 3 - Portugal 0
... height barrier with 2.2m on it and we quite like Daisy's high roof! So we headed off out of the place and hit the road to Granada - didn't that old geezer from Dads Army, Clive whatshisname, sing a song called Granada, Granada we love you? (sorry ...
Itīs like being back home .....
The rain in Spain falls mainly ..... on Daisy! Itīs been pouring down since 2am this morning and at 11.00am itīs still going - think Robīs legs will be staying covered up today (oh well, every cloud has a silver lining!). There was also ...
Granada
... 3 piece grey suit and is fragrant of crisp spice. I smile as we have a broken conversation of which we manage to talk about Canada and Granada. All small talk but it pleases me to be able to sit here on my way to Madrid and realize that I am able to ...
buy a beer get a free tapas
... establishment was to serve a drink it must be accompanied by a piece of food. Thus tapas was born. The law was eventually forgotten and Granada is one of the only cities that still sticks to the old ways. Tapas roughly means "to cover" as derived from ...
Free Travel
... remember what all I have told you about the group I am with or our itinerary, but to rehash, it is me, Eva, and Emily Robinson in Granada for the moment. We spent most of today just sort of sounding out the city--what were the huge tourist traps and ...
En la fortaleza roja a.k.a., al-Qasr al-Hambra
... sol en una escalera interminable que llevaba a las ruinas del Palacio de Yusuf I. Y, más tarde, caminamos por las calles de Granada buscando nuestra debilidad, los libros. Nos compramos unas guías para Grecia y Turquía y yo compré libros de árabe ...
Corpus Christi
Today is a holiday in Granada, in order to celebrate the religious aspects of Corpus Christi. They definately take this holiday seriously. The crowds were double what they were yesterday. We were all packed like sardines! It was ...
Awesome Alhambra
... car was barely able to make the corners), beautiful white-washed old buildings, tons of restaurants and spectacular views of Granada and the Alhambra. Being a rainy day when we arrived, we just walked the city a bit, window shopped and had a nice ...
Granada
... same time. Spanish people have a unique style. The women were wearing really bright dresses, in colors like magenta, turquoise, and canary yellows. Itīs quite pretty actually. The men, were dressed in white and tan shirts with orange and pink shirts ...
Great snowshoeing in San Juan Bowl, Veleta.
... bowl. Good job we had the snowshoes on as the snowdepth was thigh deep in places. We had a minor problem when a snowbridge failed and I went for a swim in a river. No harm done and a good laugh for all! Definitely needed snowshoes and it may take a day ...
May 28
... following a river, but was actually some of the harder climbing of the day... Stayed at a cheap camping outside of the city. Now we have a Pension (cheap hotel) in Granada, planning on an Alhambra visit tomorrow morning and then onward to ...
Auf nach Granada!
... noch meine letzte Tat im akademishcen Sinn in spanien war. Daher beshclossen Julia Z. und ich, ihren Aufenhalt durch 2 Tage Granada zu verschönern. Am ersten Tag stand der Albaizin und Tapas essen auf dem Programm, bevor wir uns in unserem ...
Granada
... complex is huge and includes not only military structures but administration buildings and numerous gardens as well. The views across Granada and the plains beyond are breathtaking. I could see the Paseo de Los Tristes and the hotel terrace, as ...
A Taste of Arabia
... had also met in Sevilla, Baptiste (from Paris) who had e-mailed the day before to say that he was going to be in Granada. We met for tapas and beer and were soon joined by two guys he had met at his hostel who were from London, and girl who was ...
My first Tapas!
... . Even in portugal it wasnīt cheap. This sangria was way different too. Fruit cocktail, with orange juice?, two different spirits, and then fanta (like a citrus/lemon carbonated drink), and then red wine. It was good though. The tapas was potatoes, ...
Alhambra
We went to Granada today, it was absolutely amazing, I would like to buy it and live in the gardens, they were so peaceful. I wish we had more time to see it but they have time frames per group so it really sucks. The pictures will really speak for ...
Back to Spain via Malaga
... Utrecht cos I was only in one place. Now, because Im moving all the time, Ill put a pin down on every new destination, and I may aswell write a quick hello while im at it. Tsukasa xxxxxxxxxx p.s. when i can, i plan to put all my utrecht photos up ...
Three Amigos head back to sunny Spain
... scarce (taxi drivers not included). After sleeping the length of the ferry trėp, we set foot once again on the shores of sunny Spain and it felt very good to be back. Morocco was a total trip, and two nights there was definitely more than adequate. ...
Adelante
... out at the "Oasis" hostel. Granada is famous for the Alhambra Palace - the greatest muslim legacy left in Spain. From the 13th to 15th centuries Granada was the capital of the last muslim kingdom in Spain. The Alhambra consists of a massive fortress and ...
Our christmas .... a bit different from the norm!
Hope everyone has had a great Christmas - wish we could say the same! Thought you would like to see some pics of our Christmas day just so you know what you missed or didnīt miss!! ; Moving away from here tomorrow seen enough high rise ...