Ibis Granada La Armilla

... Now that might not sound inviting more most people, it was a real treat after some of the welll...interesting hostels I had stayed in in the past.
Scott and I spent the early evening trying to figure out the internet situation at the hotel so that we could get in touch with Mom and Torrey before they left on their night train to meet us in the morning, Though it was a bit complicated, after an hour or so we figured it out and decided to rent a movie before ...

... 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.

... of the small plaza that sold baked goods. It looked so good and there was a line with about six people. On my way back to the hotel and the meeting point I was doing some serious observations and I observed a ´joven´ go slightly out of his way to step on a crunchy looking leaf. I thought that was great. I´m part of this group on facebook that´s called "I will go slightly out of my way to step on a crunchy looking leaf". I myself will do this but I ...

... and stopped for photos only to have the local monkies jump on your back and start picking at your hair. Was all going well until the little **** started picking apart the seem of my top!! Hard to describe the feeling, but the wild monkeys so tame and trusting to jump on to your back was pretty cool.

After this we headed back down the rock to the base of the country where we stopped for lunch. On leaving we had to pass through passport control ...

... a tiny whimper, repeated for 30 minutes, followed by a shower - sinners. Perhaps this morning they were hammering a portrait of the Virgin Mary to bless their place of conception. Nevertheless, I banged on the wall four times in my best "Stop hammering religious portraits on the wall at this hour"- knock. Carrie then thought to add, "You know what, I don't think it's them. It's coming from over there." Oh well, it stopped either way and I went ...

... Me) and Positive Pat (Millis) Our efforts were effective. Some people began to cheer up, and we are pretty sure we are the sole reasons for the sun coming out on a rainy day. Domination. Nevertheless, we got to school, and the kids in my class were a little apprehensive because we liked the teachers we had in Barcelona so much. Our first teacher was named Santi and he was a very stern, vociferous man probably in his ...

... s cold, tart taste. In Seville I visit the Cathedral, which was originally a mosque, then consecrated as cathedral in 1218. An extra section was added to the former minaret as a bell tower,and this was topped by the famous symbol of the city, la Giralda, 98 metres high. The tomb of Christopher Columbus is here, borne on the shoulders of 4 larger than life-size sculptures - I really feel the weight of history here, as his voyages massively changed life for both hemispheres in ...

... Once we finally entered, I realized the Alhambra was amazingly beautiful. The gardens outside were wonderful; they were so well-manicured and perfect. I loved the neat architecture of the place and all of the fountains. At one point in the tour, we could see parts of Granada and the gypsy caves. Unfortunately, it was very hot outside, as it had been in Torremolinos. This walking tour of the Alhambra grounds was pretty brutal for all of us, even being from Arizona.

Granada, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands ashleylutt

... to spend a lot of time on and so the presentation was shorter than it should have been and I personally didnt think it went very well because it was not my best effort but my prof seemed to like it and the class-or those I talked to afterwards- thought it was fine soooooooo.... I guess I survived it :) I have now tried a number of new foods, some better than others, including Kalamari, Clams, Cod, Spanish ice cream, a fruit whose name I can not say that only exists in granada and is ...

... skiing and we guys wandered around Granada. This is when we decided that the food there "no vale la pena." Later, we found the Monasterio Cartuja. The place was sweet, but unfortunately we didn't know the history behind it. Most of the artwork depicted preists being massacred and stabbed, so we gave our own guesses about what happened.

We saw the Alhambra Monday. It's a shame that we were walking around in the rain all day, but it was ...