So much to tell! Well, kind of, but really just a lot of pictures to show! On Saturday morning my roommate Meghan and I walked down our street to a little mom and pop café for churros. They were so good! The chocolate wasn’t overly sweet and the coffee balanced everything out. Also only 3 euros for everything! Gosh can’t get over these prices. After resting a bit we made our way to Plaza Nueva to meet up with everyone to tour the Alhambra. We split up into two walking tours. I really liked my tour guide, as he was eloquent but also very funny in a sarcastic way. The Alhambra itself is incredibly beautiful. Words and pictures do not compare to actually being there. The gardens were magical, the buildings vast, and everything was so amazing. Fun fact: it was almost considered one of the 7 wonders of the world but actually placed eighth. My camera died towards the end so I wasn’t able to capture the insides of the sultan’s room, but plan to return anyways. After a very long but great tour, I walked back down into town and got a chicken shwarma pita. It was so good that I now consider it my favorite food and am limiting myself to one a day until I get tired of it. The next day was Sunday and we all went to Nerja for the day, which is on the Costa del Sol. Only an hour bus ride away! We walked around the town center for a bit and it was beautifully sunny (super hot). We spent the rest of the day on the beach. I made sure to apply lots of sunscreen, don’t worry! Another fun fact: public drinking on the beach is not only legal but highly practiced. And beer is only 1 euro! Some of us rented paddleboards and kayaks for a bit and explored up the coast a ways. It was my first time and I would love to say that it was easy but it wasn’t…my balance definitely needs work. But it was so much fun! The water was so blue and clear that I could see to the bottom, as far out as I went, which was reassuring. We also saw a decently sized jellyfish. The Spanish call jellyfish “la medusa”. Today we took a tour of a church as well as the internment place of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand. It was, of course, very beautiful and ornate. Lots of intricate detail and our amazing program manager, Noelia, was an awesome tour guide! After the tour, Meghan and I decided to head up to the cave museum in the outer hills of Granada. Correction: Meghan decided to go and convinced me to climb those hills but I was happy I went in the end. It was cool to see how people lived in the small places. Walking home we got caught in a rainstorm and ducked into a café to wait it out. I ordered a tinto de verano (wine + lemon soda) and the tapa was toast and hummus. So delicious!
Until next time!
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yip
10/11/2015 01:44:59 pm
ugh. those beaches.
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,Nana
10/27/2015 05:35:31 pm
Great photos and amazing experiences! I'm going to look forward to more! Sending love, Nana
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