Casa la Sevillana Bubion

... the hotel, watched the movie (quite funny) and headed to bed early again in anticipation of Torrey and Mom's early arrival.
Just as we had expected, Mom and Torrey arrived at the hotel shortly after 9am and after they took a brief nap we headed out for the day to see the Alhambra. Unfortunately it rained most of the morning and afternoon but regardless the visit to the historic site was still fun (although quite wet). It ended up talking over an hour to figure out ...

... experienced to be believed.

The Architecture, art, landscaping, and history of the fortress and medina are beautiful, but nothing can match the palace. The mosaics, sculpture, fountains, views, and stories are incredible. This was the place where Islamic Sultans ruled for hundreds of years. After the Moors were expelled, it was also believed to be the place that Christopher Columbus convinced Ferdinand and Isabella to fund his little voyage ...

... tapas... wonderful. After a few of these, we caught the bus to Bobadilla, which is a 10min walk to the campsite, and conveniently has a typical Spanish (loud men, even louder women serving) bar, where we continued to consume beer and tapas; 4 rounds later, we had spend just Euros 7 per person and felt sated not just Alhambra (the local beer, very good) but the variety of hearty tapas. We walked back to camp for a well earned sleep.

... t know if many other people do. I've never seen it. But for the first time in my life I saw this joven do so. This was my first true feel for the people of Granada. Pretty cool. After meeting up we walked along a road and it was really nice. Granada has foothills on the east side so it adds a really neat effect. There was also a stream. The first running water I've seen in Spain. I think Malaga is too try to have running water like that aside ...

... give you tapas; even if you only buy a drink, out comes a little plate with something tasty (but not always recognizable) on it. We headed for the bus station, intent on reaching our real destination - the Alpujarras-Valle de Lecrin - in good time, and like all bus stations around the globe, it was chaos. Dave and I split up and walked up and down the bays looking for our bus, amidst the shouting and general hubbub of a busy terminus ...

When presented with the offer of riding in the Alpujarra mountains of Andalucia, I thought that I would have been foolish to turn down such a unique and generous offer, and in no way was I wrong. We spent the day time travelling from village to village aboard magnificent Andalucian horses and the evenings sipping wine on the terraces of charming rural hotels, as we watched the sun set and the moon rise ...

... like caves here, just made into the hills. One cave or house or museum, we weren't really sure, had beautiful pottery all over it. Many of the houses have their houses decorated that way, but this one had little sayings and was absolutely covered in the plates, bowls, etc. We stopped in a few stores on our way back. Beautifully intricate lamps, mirrors, and jewelry were all on sale. I am still trying to ...

Hello and Welcome to December! This past weekend I had a new adventure... I went with 4 other girls from my program and my host sister to a cool little town in the mountains called Bubion. It is a part of the Alpujarras region near Granada. When I say little, just to put it in perspective, we are talkin 300ish people and 4 roads :) Well there were a few more roads I think but that is an ...

... itself is simply magnificent. After going to countless churches, it was a breath of fresh air to see something different, and it's dramatically different from anything i've seen. The walls are decorated in arabesques instead of recurring paintings of Jesus and the columns and ceilings display exquisite details. The palace also holds Generalife which is a huge garden filled with trees, flowers and a pool. It's good to ...

... how much I understood. Since that tour, I´ve seen quite a bit of Granada (I think). On Tuesday afternoon, I went to the Alhambra Palace with Mary, Elizabeth, Kristin and Ina (more on that below). On Wednesday night, Mary, Elizabeth, Kristina and I went to a flamenco show in one of the gypsy caves in Sacramonte. On Thursday night, I was invited on a night out by some of my fellow residents, but couldn´t hack the pace and was home by 1am ...