AC Granada

... did that. With the group I usually get a little frustrated and wish that I was off on my own, especially if it is the first time that I´ve been somewhere. Anyhow, I walked down the road to a plaza and the first thing that I really noticed about Granada was all of the trees. They were so big and they weren´t palm trees. From that point on I knew that Granada was going to have a different feel than Malaga. It was also neat seeing a kiosk in the ...

... didn´t happen. The kids were too busy being out of control and shoving candy and soda into their mouths. The teacher´s solution to this was hitting the wooden eraser on the board to shut everyone up and then yelling "Shut up" at the kids. This got them quite for about 1 minute and then they got crazy again. The classroom was a disaster area afterwards - the worst of part was the wet chips.. you know, potato chips that have been soaked by water or soda? In ...

... I had to intercept Fernando and Carmen in the Teacher´s Lounge while they were getting coffee and ask them if I could present the schedules to them while they were pouring their coffee so that I wouldn´t be wasting any of their precious time. So I began with a brief summary with a year with them thus far... Confusion and frustration at the beginning, then a month later some understanding and acceptance of what I was supposed to be doing and then I felt in my ...

J'arrive à la montagne, dans les Alpujarras, après plusieurs heures de vélo et aussi un peu de bus: Je suis accueillie au village par Jordi, fermier bio espagnol. Nous avons convenus que je resterais une semaine avec eux et qu'on verrait par la suite: Grande tranquillité dans cet endroit. Je fais la connaissance de sa femme, Lore, suisse-allemande de Zurich et de leurs 2 enfants, un garçon de 10 ans, Rama, et une fille de 8 ans, Tara ...

... went back to the hostel for a much needed nap. Tonight we go to the Mirado de San Nicolas to view the Alhambra at night then off to a Flamenco show. I can´t wait and I´m warning now that I might quit my job and become a Flamenco dancer after this. Last night in Granada then off to Sevilla tomorrow.<br><br>Keep reading - we´ll be letting you know how the show went.<br><br>Joe &amp; Cathou<br><br><br>

... so I raced back to the residence throught the crowds to get the replacement. The streets were innondated with people. I¨ve never been in a crowd so large. I would say there had to be at least 100 thousand people in the narrow streets. They were all waiting for the parade to pass by. I couldn´t wait as I had to be at my class for 1:15. I wrestled my way through the crowds of children, teenages adults ...

... and headed off at 8.00, walking up a steep hill for 30 minutes until I arrived. I liked the Alhambra, I liked the details, everything had detail, but I don't know what I liked more, walking to the Alhambra when there were yet almost no people on the streets, or seeing all the architecture with people as sardines in a box. I think what I liked the most was when I sat down on a chair to soak up some sun and a stray cat jumped on my lap. We sat there for about ...

... if someone else cooks. I think it is a fair deal. A wicked meal and good conversation and we were done for the night. The next day we had to go see the Palace on the hill. So really there are two things in Granada that you have to see while you are here. Really only two things. The church, I wasn´t going, I swore to myself I was not going to see it, and the Palace. Stolen from the Morrish by the Cathlics. A huge one of a kind palace on top of the ...

Granada is about 400km south of Madrid at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It has a long Moorish history which is still very evident today. This gives visitors like us much to do. After finding our hostel in yet another beautiful cobblestone lined neighbourhood filled with cafes and tapas bars, we went to do our usual exploratory walk about. After fending off gypsies trying to give us rosemary sprigs and tell our fortunes, we stumbled ...

... the gym one bit. It´s great being able to have those many hours to explore some cool new cities. Granted we haven´t seen a gym or pool (that we could swim at) so even if I had wanted to workout there would not have been an opportunity. I´ve sure gotten my share of walking, uphill and downhill, in. It´s too bad Houston doesn´t offer the same opportunity to walk and constantly pass shops, sights, people, etc. that can keep your interest (and not die of sweat exhaustion in the ...