Hotel Las Nieves Granada

... good. After that we walked to another tapas bar more in the historic center and it was about six fifty and my friend got a glass of wine, I got a 'jarra' of beer and our tapas was two bagel sandwiches, pasta, and fries. Pretty awesome. During the evening I went with the group to "a grand surprise", a flamenco show. It was alright but it felt very artificial. It was a group of Americans and a group of Japanese. That was the only audience. After ...

... serenaded Róisín (i´m going to try to upload a video). It really was magical and it reminded me of how amazing traveling is - the random things you stumble upon and people you meet that fill you will joy. After four hours or so we said our goodbyes to the crew at the bar and went to a different bar for a couple tapas. No hay palabras!<br><br>The next morning we went to the famous Mezquita of Córdoba. The church turned mosque turned church again. I really ...

... around the world but it originally was a mecca and home to thousands of gypsies. The old part of the city is built along the side of a mountain. My hostel was nestled right in the middle of this Arabic district. Granada had many immigrants come over from Morroco, so the old city has a very Arabic style to it. All the houses and shops are stacked very close to one another climbing up the side of the mountain. As I dragged my suitcase up the street, I noticed the ...

... travail, je peux laisser mes pensées venir puis les laisser s'en aller... je récolte du maïs, puis désherbe le champ à la pioche; je grimpe dans les arbres pour cueillir des oranges (mmmhhh que de bonnes odeurs et de goûts délicieux); je désherbe un canal pour amener l'eau de la montagne dans les champs; je récolte du basilic, des amandes et je fais du pesto maison!!! mmmhh que c'est bon d'être en contact avec la terre qui me nourrit...

A very special palace... the first one I visited that is of Islamic style. This part of Spain was once ruled by Moors for many years... <br><br>On the walls of the palace were many verses from the Islam holy book. The carvings were amazing. I found the ceiling to be most impressive. They were carved like bee hives... in this way would keep the palace cool (according to Rano). There are also many pool in the palace ...

... But because of the wait we had to HAUL BUTT up a rediculiously steep hill, for about 15mins.We got there, picked up our tickets and stood in line forever! It was beautiful, but since it was at night and all the guards were all yelling about not using Flash?!!?!?!? Ugh! It ruined the experience. Alhambra, Potatoes, Market, Twilight, Hakuna Matta, Processions, and Moraccian food!

... and i once again reminded myself of how many beautiful sights and smells i experience alone.. the hike from Travelez to the summit is approx 15km one way so i was pushing to get as far a passable before night fall and continue to the summit at first light. I didn't cross paths with any other hikers that night, the only other life i encountered were mountain goats and the occasional herd of cows.. A series of lakes that are fed from the Glaciers atop the mountain ...

... Alhambra is one of the most famous sights in Spain.  Later that night we hopped around a few tapas places, with somewhat mixed results.  Good beer &amp; wine, okay tapas.  So we found a random falafel place run by a really nice Moroccan guy and shared a great late-night falafel: filled with all of the normal stuff (falafel balls, lettuce) plus some new things (fried egg, beets, green olives ...

... point- they also still fight with Toradors riding horses. They SEDATE the horses so they won't be too freaked out by the bulls. So, riddle me this- if you're a horse and you're about to get into a ring with a very irate bull, do you want to be sober or stoned? It's not like the bull's been drinking too... The Toradors, I must say, are the hottest men in Spain. Rich, good looking and, hopefully, alive. Spain's most famous Torador made a bundle, was set to retire at the age of 30 and ...

... under construction and covered in graffitti. Good thing the office of tourism put that on the map. There were several other confused tourists in the neighborhood doing the same thing. My favorite site was definitely La Alhambra, which is an ancient Moorish palace and fortress. The fortress part was kind of lame, but it had a nice view of the Sierra Nevadas. The palace was fabulously breath-taking. Every room was more beautiful than the ...