Granada, where Moorish and Christian history collide
Spain was a place I had wanted to visit ever since I was a young teenager studying Spanish in school. Our experience in Madrid took some of the wind out of those sails, though. I had heard wonderful things about Galicia so considered a trip up that way. However, we had our housesit coming up, and I wanted to be able to move at a bit of a slower pace through Morocco on our way down. After treating ourselves to some foods we...
Visiting The Red One–La Alhambra
One of the big reasons people come to the beautiful city of Granada in southern Spain is to visit La Alhambra. We had originally come here just because it was highly recommended by a couple of cyber friends who lived in Spain, as well as some other bloggers. Thankfully, these same people were kind enough to give me a very valuable tip, which I shall pass on to you. But you have to promise to keep reading, okay? Get your tickets...
The day I fell in love
Spain has been interesting. I’ve wanted to come here for years. Ever since I started learning Spanish in middle school, in fact. That was a LONG time ago. I’m not saying how long. Just trust me on this. When we arrived in Madrid, I immediately suffered culture shock. The more time we spent in that big city, the more I was ready to leave Spain. As they say in Spanish: No me cayó bien. When our time was up at our...
How Not to Travel in Granada
Tigger was sick shortly after arriving in Spain. A couple of days later it was my turn to be a frequent visitor to the coldest seat in the house. After spending a day in a . . . seated position, I was ready to explore! Our host had been very thoughtful and bought us a card for the bus (it gives you over 50% off the normal fare) and had loaded it with 5€ so we could get around Granada more easily. I was ready to use it! We headed...
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