Granada!

True to my word, here's another update:

This past weekend our group took a trip to Granada, which in the southern part of Spain. It's a pretty cool city, with the biggest university in Spain as well as a ton of Arabic and Christian culture merging. The trip took a whopping 5 1/2 hours by bus...so needless to say I was getting stir-crazy...

The first day we got there, we had lunch at the hotel and then spent the afternoon at the Alhambra. The Alhambra is this ginormous palace/fortress built by the Arab rulers. I guess the name means "red one" or the "red fortress". The place was definitely impressive. There was alot of beautiful architecture and just the sheer size was amazing.

outside of the "palace"

colosseum-like ampitheater

palace garden

and again...the "famous" shot

view of the city

After the Alhambra, we went out for tapas. Which is the thing to do in Granada. The city is known for tapas gratis...aka free food. You basically buy a drink and get a free tapa. It's amazing...I had so much food for only like 8 euros. It was epic...really.

The next day, we went to the "white" neighborhood and then saw the Capilla Real (Royal Chapel). It was pretty awesome. The chapel was built by Isabella and Ferdinand and has one the most amazing murals I have seen in my life. The chapel is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and holds the remains of both rulers. It was wow. I couldn't take pictures...but it was truly amazing.

white neighborhood

another view of the city

outside of the Chapel

Anyways, after that we grabbed lunch (Kebabs!) and headed home. It was a short but good trip.

I leave for Paris on Saturday! So get ready. This blog is gonna explode.

Hasta,

Megan