Room Mate Leo Granada

... we discovered is that the intricate work of the walls, windows, and ceiling were from the Moors who built it. It took us a good 4-5 hours to get through the palace and the look out towers. We kind of half did the gardens, only because we were exhausted but because we were palaced out.

That was pretty much our stay in Granada, short and sweet. We woke up the next morning and were off to Sevilla.

Ciao!

Dina

... consisted of a swim before a nap. Afterward, we had some drinks and boarded a tour bus at the hotel connected to ours. The bus was full of older people (we were the youngest people there by 35 years), but we were the most well behaved. These seniors were out to party, and they were all behaving very immaturely, as the group knew each other and were very excited to be out on the town. The bus stopped at the Tablao Albayzin Flamenco! For 28 euro, you get transportation ...

... to bounce. so i found a spot to chill until the sun came up then slept on a bench. pretty damn cold. woke up and found an open church to get warm. read some then found a hotel lobby / cafe where i washed up and slept for a few hours. nowhere to drop my heavy bag...walked way up a hill to Alhambra (this old islamic fortress) 10 euros to get in but its free if you can find a wall to climb. im glad i didnt pass it ...

... was furious!!! As I am travelling on an ERASMUS spot from Physics, Chinese did not have any spots in Spain, I was told that I had to register at the Science department, I went down there, only to learn that the only person, who spoke English had left 30 min. previous, so I would have to come back tomorrow...Eva Maria is getting even ...

... incredible architecture, fountains, and decorations. Then, we walked through the gardens until we reached the Generalife (the Architect's Garden), which is also worth a visit. After our tour of the Alhambra, we walked down the hilly walkways to the downtown area of the city, an eclectic mix of old (i.e. Muslim roots) and newer (i.e.1500-1800 time frame). We went to a quirky area full of street vendors selling jewelry, tea, hookahs, and other random products. It was quaint ...

... of people in the streets at 2 am and the procession came down by us and through the cathedral and out again. The whole week there are different processions that travel throughout the city and go for hours. For example the one we saw at 2 am last night didn't end until 3 pm today. All stores are closed this week and everyone is one religious holiday. We are going out again tonight to check out some more.

... flying, crowds roaring to the every movement of the skilled players below
Not one moment without pounding energy, the will of all present combined to a palatable will
"SEVILLA! SEVILLA! SEVILLA!"
Drums beating, hands clapping, fans screaming for their beloved team
Absolute passion. Absolute devotion. Absolute need for victory succeeded.
One organism created by spectators combined, feeding life into their team with one need, to win ...

From Seville, the confusion continued. The tangle of roads leading out of the busy city led us to the town of Dos Hermanas- where the two sistters enjoyed a photo op and bocadillo sandwiches at the train station. We were so jittery excited to reach the southern coast and actually see Africa that we sped up the pace and Kurt went off on a side trip adventure of his own through ...

... had to vertically hike our bikes through vicious thorn patches into a clearing next to the fenced off and prized orange orchard of the south. In the morning workers began spraying pesticides but we just finished breakfast and casually packed up camp. For the next many miles toward Seville, we rolled excitedly through uber industrial, congested and polluted busy towns with bargain strip malls; the only rest spots out of the sometimes prying eyes and ...

Well we travelled 5 hours from Salamaca to get to Sevilla - what a horrible place. We mtravelled through the mountains and the van was fantastic, but I did not push her too much. The sunshine was so welcome after the morning frosts of Salamaca and the biting wind. We pitched in a car park but soon found that this this was the red light district for gay men. Rocky came off lightly in the end when I realised what was going on!!! One night there was all we needed.