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Granada Slideshow
Granada
Travel Blogs from Granada, Spain and Canary Islands
Can't believe it's the last day.
... you! The Partal Gardens were next - formal gardens attached to the palaces which were very cool. Again, lots of fountains and nice walkways. I never realized how much I like this sort of place - maybe I'll have to come up with something ...
the journey to visit the Alhambra
... Spanish to explain my predicament to him. He eventually conveyed to me that his friends were picking him up to take him close to Granada and that I could get a ride. We waited until 3 in the morning and finally his friends arrived. I used more of my ...
Een verjaardag in Granada, 15-09-2006
... broer Fons op de bus hebben afgezet staan we de volgende dag opnieuw in het busstation voor twee kaartjes om met de snelbus naar Granada te gaan. Het is een idee van Sylvia om daar mijn verjaardag door te brengen en ondermeer het Alhambra te bezoeken. Van ...
First field trip!
... went back to meet with the group, where we headed off to tour the royal cathedral and old city of Granada. Having not yet used my camera in Spain, I was pretty psyched to start taking pictures, and ended up taking about 200 of the church alone. Might ...
You say Granita, I say Granada
What a painfully cringe title. Well, I havent spoken English in a while, or any other language for that matter. Im fluent in mime. Entry ...
More Updates!
... ? Maybe if you live in Spain! Last night everyone from the CSU group met up for pizza and we watched the soccer game between the US and Spain! It was really fun. Too bad we lost! :( Oh well! I posted a bunch of pictures up on dropshots! There are even ...
Another Relaxing Day
... , understanding only the odd word. A stray dog just roamed through the restaurant patio, walked right into the restaurant, had a few sniffs and strolled his way out. There are so many stray cats and dogs here. I'm not sure if the owners just let them ...
Flight 3 of 3 London to Granada
... to try to bring the Peanut butter through security. I bought it for $1 in Edin. because it costs around 7 for a small container in Granada.Needless to say security was forced to dig through my bag and remove it. I figured pointing out it was not a liquid ...
Another Week of Granada
HEllo All! Another week in Granada and what a week it has been. I signed up for a Flamenco dance class which is lots of fun. I need to practice... The teacher is very nice and she talks nonstop so it is a good listening opportunity as well. I still ...
Granada
... Afterwards we struggled with more transportation issues. We have realized that there are almost no trains that run through the south of Spain and we were unable to get from Grenada to Valencia like we planned. This forced us to make the decision to ...
I made it to Granada!
So we made it to Granada, met our host families and are getting to know the city. It is SO beautiful with tons of history and a lot of character. Yesterday we visited the Alhambra. It is this huge castle/ fortress that was built by the Muslims like 1500 ...
Erotic Love Poetry in the Alhambra
... and its main tourist site, the Alhambra, is an impressive mini-city/fortress that protected the Muslim state of Granada until 1492 when Isabella and Ferdinand's army finally conquered the city. The story of the Alhambra is much more about Arab ...
Greetings from Granada!
... the royal palace of Granada. When Isabella and Ferdinand joined their two kingdoms (which would ultimately form Spain) they desired the capital to be Granada. We walked through the gardens, which were so romantic even though the flowers weren't budding ...
Granada here I come!
... have a good schedule for my Spanish course. Preferably, morning class, then the rest of the day will be for me to enjoy and discover Granada. If I recall, my first train ride was when I was 23 in Stratford, Ontario. I know, I was deprived but it was ...
free tapas?!?!
... turned out to be my roommate in granada! so awesome to run into her again... Of course the must see thing in Granada is the alhambra which is "one of the greatest accomplishments of Islamic art and architecture" according to my lonely planet ...
Granada
July 7, 2005--Granada, Spain Just wanted to let everyone know that we arrived in Granada yesterday afternoon. There was not much to do last night as it was pretty late when we got started; however, we did go through the Cathedral of Granada. When ...
Granada
... we went into the remaining buildings, but none were nearly as impressive as the palace. There is a fortified tower which overlooks Granada and the surrounding hills. As we had satisfied our thirst for Moorish architecture and it was getting hot we headed ...
Going Granada
... 1.50 euro beer and get little appetizers. Get 4 drinks and you get four appetizers (4 is the cut off - for Tapas that is). Spain, Granada at least, I found to be cheaper than Italy in general but especially when you can go out and only pay for drinks, ...
Flamenco & Fair
... the women who work at the residence, to go to watch the flamenco dancing at the Corpus Christi fair here in Granada. She was going to leave at midnight and I was hesitant as I wasn´t sure how long they were going to stay out. She assured me ...
Mysteries of the Alhambra
... and puppies. In terms of the hippie youth scene, it is a lot like the 'Nelson, British Columbia' of Spain (a cultural reference for my friends and family in Canada). So on Monday morning we got up bright and early to hike up the hill to ...
Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanada!
... se porque, tal vez es solo la imagen que se ha creado dentro de mi cabeza debido a todo lo qeu escucho y veo en mexico. Granada otra ciudad de reencuentro con amigos, o mas bien con Alma una amiga de Guadalajra, la cual solo vimos como una hora, ...
He Llegado!
... in mexico didnthelp me with that an neither did my college profs soooo I need to learn it now.... I love the townof granada it is fairly small and very pretty. We did a walking tour through part of it and looked at some of the great views and the ...
Spain 3- Granada
... who had just arrived from the Granada airport. The three of us went down to the bar together and I ordered a sangria, because I was in Spain and had to have it at least once. It wasn't bad. The three of us talked for a bit, then they ...
Granada Update
So I thought I would fill everyone in on what I've been up to and what Granada is like! I really like the city. It is full of old buildings and really cool stores. There are little cafes everywhere and you can walk to pretty much ...
Granada and La Alambra
... days. Kelly’s favorite part was taking pictures of the fountains in the impressive gardens. Although we found Granada to be very artsy and funky, we also found it a little sketchy in some areas – especially around the bus station where ...
Granada!
... (see pictures) and lots of Arab restaurants. The Muslims took over the city in 711 and set up an independent emirate, and Granada became one of the richest cities in medieval Europe. Christian armies invaded and took over in 1491. ...
Alhambra
This is a top pick! No visit to the South of Spain is complete without a visit to the Alhambra so we headed to Granada so Val could visit this Arabic Palace. After much searching we found the campsite we planned to stay in… Yay! On closer inspection we found it ...