Vincci Seleccion Rumaykiyya Granada

... bus to take to the Alhambra, and after a bit of arguing and a lot of waiting, we finally hopped on the correct bus to get us to the site. Tour times for the Alhambra are scheduled for either 9am or 2pm everyday and due to Mom and Torrey's arrival after 9am, we opted to take the 2pm time slot, which meant we waited for another hour before we could gain entrance. Though there was a lot of waiting to be done that morning, it all ended up being worth it once we ...

... of vino and a few hands of WHOT, it´s off to bed.

20 Nov
We awake to a chilly yet sunny Granada morning and decide to bus it into town. We are accompanied for the day by Amanda and Gavin a Scottish couple currently living in Barcelona. Alighting from the bus in town, we head up the hill to the Alhambra, which turns out to be a wonderful visual experience comprising of extensive gardens and a number of interconnected palaces. The ...

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 ...

... croquette. Real crab, with a claw and everything. You should see how this place is run. One guy runs the whole bar, constantly filling drinks and shouting ¨Ya me dos!¨ to the 1 cook in the back. By counting the number of people in the bar, Economist Tom figures she must make 2000 ham sandwiches a day. And the bartender always knows whose sandwich is whose. Just to watch him work was amazing. We had such a good time hanging out with Diane and ...

... on top. It was pretty good, but the twins cut us such a big piece, so I had to eat it all. We then watched some videos that Wiz made when she was over here. They were funny. I also me Manolo (18 years old). It was great visiting them, but we had to leave to make our time for the Alhambra.

We took a taxi there because we wanted to make sure we got there on time. We got our tickets and went right to the Palacios ...

... we paused on a landing filled with hippies to take pictures of the Alhambra and after about an hour made our way to the cave where the gypsies were performing. I captured a few photos, but taking video meant being yelled at by an old woman, so I did not want to risk it. The performers were captivating so that as we left we could only discuss the powerful and moving nature the dance. We all went to a tapas bar for a while before calling it a ...

... showing departure times and gate information said passengers on my flight were supposed to use "auto-check-in" to obtain our boarding passes.  Tried auto-check-in machine but it didn't recognize my booking reference #.  Bummer.  Spent another two+ hours waiting to get my boarding pass and after going through security I was literally the last passenger to board before they shut the gate. When I finally got to Granada, I found out ...

... as she was off to be a nanny in Madrid. The three of us, Jona, Shell and myself, then loaded up on groceries and wooden palettes and hit the beach to find camp. Camp we found. Sort of. In amongst the garbage and plastic bottles we made a fire pit and got a good blazer going with the treated wood palettes. Threw in a couple of veggie packs, some bratwurst, uncorked a bottle of Cabernet and there you have it: an unforgetable night. Jona had neglected to ...

So yesterday in the second part of my intensivo class we formed groups of three, and were taught how to write a poem in 30minutes or less, in spanish. This is what our group came up with, and I'm pretty proud of it so I thought I would post it here and give myself a break from writing this essay/speech/outline/presentation. Cuando nuestros hijos crezcan, Quiero que el mundo no sea irreparable Para sus ...

... familiar feelings of coastal Spain. 'Why go back to the hostel?' someone said, 'Why not stay out?' They were not challenged. We went for beers and found a place we'd settle on for the majority of the night. A place we'd stopped at briefly the night before. A place that serves Alhambra on tap and quality complimentary tapas to accompany it. But with a twist. I forget the name of the place. Here ...