Hospederia El Zaguan
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My first trip in Spain!
... amazing artifacts! I was in heaven to say the least. In the back of the museum there is a room with giant decorated burials. It turns out that these were just monuments, but the actual burials were underneath. There are stairs which lead you down for a quick look and exit. This is the resting place of the king, queen, their son, and a baby. No photos allowed in this museum either.
The rest of the evening was free to us. We broke up into smaller ...
Ahhh, Granada!
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A couple of interesting tidbits I want to pass on, at one time Spain was a world power and it is said the sun never set on its empire that is because they controlled land from the Philippines to Spain to Puerto Rico to Cuba. After the Spanish American War the United States gained the Philippines and Puerto Rico and Cuba too while Spain's run as a world power came to an end.
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ECLECTIC MIX OF ARABIC, GYPSY & SPANISH
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From our terrace we can admire the city, the hills and mountains of Sierra Nevada, still snow peaked and Spain's skiing area and highest peaks. The snow glistens in the sun and the views are spectacular.
The city has been variously occupied by Romans, Arabs and Christians and more....and all ...
Day 370 - Grand Granada
... but before long, sharing a meal and some evocative gestures, we all bonded over paella and made deep personal connections. Eugenio himself is a young adventurous man, full of life and spirit and the will to explore distant lands. He admired my journeys and had so many questions, telling me it wasn’t as common in Spain to visit foreign destinations. Living abroad in London for a year has refined his English, and given him the gift ...
Martes el 13, Mala Suerte
Learned that not Friday the 13th, but Tuesday the 13th is "mala suerte" here in Spain. Huh.
On a happier note, I found a lovely park that spans over four city blocks behind my apartment called El Parque Frederico García Lorca. Equipped with my book El diablo viste de Prada (the Spanish translated version of The ...