GRANADA!

¡Hola Amigos!

I am now back in Sevilla. The Granada trip was by far the best trip so far! We studied intensely on Monday and Tuesday to cram in a week's worth of class work, and all of our hard work has paid off. What's not to like? Granada is a city charged with history located in a picturesque spot amongst the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Probably one of the only cities in Spain where you can travel 20 minutes up the mountain and ski or travel 30 minutes south and enjoy a day at the beach!

Wednesday we saw the Jeronomite Monastery with one-of-a-kind design in the main chapel which could be described as elaborate Renaissance. The other highlight Wednesday was viewing the burial place and actual coffins of Isabella and Ferdinand at The Cathedral. We also walked through all of the Morrocan style bazaars and the hilly streets of Granada. Next a few of us on the way back stopped at a bar to have some Tapas and a couple of beers. La Hotel Gran Luna de Granada was awesome. A true 4 star hotel that suited my ever need and most of my wants. It was in a good area and had a fantastic air conditioner! haha.

Wednesday night we went to this Plaza that over looked the infamous Alhambra. It is one of the seven wonders of the modern world! We arrived just at sunset and it was one of the best views ever! We were up on a hill... Looking across to it, and down in the valley where the rest of the city lay. You'll understand what I mean once you see the pictures!

Night life in Granada was everything I expected and more. We walked down hill to the Plaza Nueva and went to some Irish Pub ... There was a group of about 10 of us or so, and about 8 of us continued onto a local club ... Some promoter gave us coupons in the street so we got a lot of discounted drinks. I talked to a gorgeous Spanish girl. She knew some English.... And I know a little Spanish... haha it was interesting.

Thursday was a mostly a free day and we wandered around the city and had some good food... and slept a much as possible. At 10pm, we took a night tour of La Alhambra. It made it harder to take pictures on the inside, but it definitely made the tour ten times better. The building is truly amazing!

Friday morning I got up and had some breakfast and went out and about to all of the markets and Arabic and Moroccan shops to pick up a few things, and then we headed back to board the bus. About half way home we stopped at this cool little place to grab lunch. The director told us that there was a surprise... And that is that the cost was already included and told us to order whatever we wanted .... It was being paid for by the TTU Center and left over excursion fees. $1,000 later (and a bunch of well fed Texas Tech students and faculty)... We went outside to looked at the river and the trout farm. It was very cool!

Well that is my 3 day Granada trip. I had an amazing time and I would love to go back! I hope you are all doing great! Tomorrow morning (Saturday) we have to meet at a supermarket for class.... Basically we are shopping in Spanish for a grade. Tomorrow night we are going to see the bull fight! I will let you all know how that goes!

Well, have a good one and I will talk to you all soon!

CHECK OUT THE NEW GRANADA ALBUM!
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