Hotel Macia Condor Granada

This weekend I went on an excursion to Granada with the study abroad group that I am with back from the states. I didn´t necessarily want my first visit to Granada to be with the group, but it´s all good. Granada is about 135km from Malaga or an hour and a half by bus. The first thing I noticed on the bus ride was that above and outside of Malaga the trees that have leaves were all changing colors. It´s the middle of November and for the first time ...

... which is this gorge nearby my school that is pretty impressive. It has a crazy treacherous walkway about 100 feet up from the water called El Camino del Rey (see photos). We just saw it from far away, but there were people walking on it and it was a really windy day! Apparently, a few people fall off of it every year - Have some common sense people! The rock climbing in the area is supposed to be fabulous too! Maybe it is another hobby to take up?<br><br ...

... old man added his voice in a flamenco scat of moaning and chanting. Several gypsy women decked out in heavy makeup stood up and stomped and clapped to the rhythm. Everyone around us joined in, singing traditional flamenco and spanish-arabic songs. My eyes burned from the smoke so I closed them and rolled my head to the music. This was a cultural experience that could not be topped.<br> In the morning, I took off on my own wandering around the city checking out ...

... 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...

... April still have a good dump of snow, skiing resorts abound and the height of the tallest is over 3000m. It is a bustling town in its own right but because of the Alhambra tourism is a major industry. Our tour covered three broad areas of the Alhambra. They were the Christian Palace of King Charles V, built after the Moors were ejected, the Moorish palace and fortress and the associated gardens. After the moors were ejected King Charles V brought in ...

Ah, La Alhamba. Que bella! Que magnifique! We started earlier than usual (woke to the bells of the next door church), as we had 10am tickets for the Nasrid Palaces. Had breakfast at a nearby cafeteria - donuts, coffee, and jamon y queso sandwich - then squeezed the car out of the garage. The Alhambra was well-signed, which was good, because, with one thing or another, we were running late. Reached the Alhambra and were able to park in lot 1. I ran ahead ...

... amp; the staff too did not seem to understand what we were asking. Therefore, we went to another one named Mughlai. It was a Pakistani restaurant. We had great Indian food after 4 days. On the way back to the hotel, we walked into a shop. The owner had a Moroccan wife &amp; he chatted with us for half an hour about bollywood, Indian actors, actresses, gods etc. though he did not speak English &amp; we did not understand Spanish.

... in "Text and Discourse", two courses in "English Theatre", "Instruments in the English Language" and hopefully a course in Spanish. The past days have been spend getting my room inhabitable...as it turns out, finding a pillow in Granada is rather hard, as most pillows here are about a foot high and hard as a matress...how do these Spanish people enjoy their siesta..? Well, I guess that's all for now. Take care. Best, Eva Maria

... portoghese, che per lei è un ricordo di quando era ragazzina. Partenza e subito foto ricordo di Cabra e di due cabrones. E' subito salita, senza sconti. Arriviamo increduli ma abbastanza in fretta (è questo soprattutto a lasciarci increduli) al primo passo di questa giornata, 792 mt. Discesona, salite, discese, fino a Priego de Cordoba(670 mt), che vale una sosta. Ci fermiamo alla Oficina de Turismo, dove conosciamo Pepe, un ragazzo ...

... for lunch and something similar for dinner. Aside from cous cous, we didn't really know what we were ordering, but the places were recommended and well-reviewed so it didn't matter. mmm I love trying new food! Malaga is pretty much all flat since it's right on the coast so it's been awhile since I've trekked up so many hills. It made me miss Ithaca just a little bit, but then I woke up this morning with sore legs and decided I prefer la playa haha