Alhambra Palace Granada

... and having some native spanish speakers!) and wish we were going to the same cities, but we´ll take their advice when we get to Seville.

For now, we are off on our Honeymoon. We arrived in Costa del Sol saturday night and since then have been lying on the beach (or by the pool, to switch things up) all day long. This is the most work we´ve done in a day... don´t expect a blog post from Costa del Sol. But stay tuned for stories from Morocco!

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... everywhere, lettuce flying in the air, and one elderly Spanish woman at my feet. Who by the way did not speak a lick of English. I helped her up, she was saying something in Spanish, way to fast for my comprehension, and helped her collect her belongings which by this point were strewn about throughout most of the main street. Somehow Cassandra and I ended up escorting this lady to her home, which was at the apex of the ...

... of dance ive ever seen it was just something else, I could not believe what these people were capable of doing. And the singer was amazing, and the guitar player was just something else all together. Its no wonder this show was so well known, like WOW. It was an hour long but felt like only 15 minutes :(. worth every cent and then some. The spanish culture is so sweet.
So after the show we got some drinks and bought tapas...yes, it was hard to actually BUY tapas after getting ...

... had a free Flamenco show (2 ladies, very tight pokka-dot dresses, ruffled lower down, often hiked up, stern expressions and pounding shoes; a guitarist who really knew his strings; and a closed-eyed guy singer); “passionate” comes to mind. A nice nightcap.


Thursday July 9

Today was a free day, a day to re-trace our steps or see some fresh places. Our guide yesterday for ...

Things are going pretty well and I am starting to like the city more and more. I have 4 hours of Spanish class a day (9am-1pm), and in the afternoon go home by 3pm for lunch, do my homework during siesta, and have the evening to run errands, check the internet, hang out with friends, explore the city, etc.... This weekend a bunch of us went the beach again. Its only an hour away by bus from Granada, and it's a fun break from the usual. We left earlier this ...

... ilk, so it was less of a shock for them. To me it was absolutely stunning. The architecture is immeasurably intricate, the mix of influence is harmoniously balanced and the whole layout and feel of the place is positively enchanting. The walk through the grounds was timeless and the five or six hours we spent soaking it all up as the morning sun slowly cut through the ground frost passed by ...