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By Colleen Q1
November 7th 2009

Granada Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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So, this is very, very overdew. I went to Granada, probably over a month ago now! It was so amazing. My parents were there for that weekend of their trip here in Spain, so I went with my house-mate, Jennifer, to meet with them. The coolest thing by far was the Alhambra. It was so amazing! We also went to the cathedral and chapel, which contains the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, but they did not compare to the Alhambra. The Alhambra contains the Moorish Palace and the Citadel (Alcazaba). Also, it has the Generalife, or the summer home for the [View Full Entry]

By AL50
October 31st 2009

Munro bagging in Spain Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

Mini-Hollywood

So we didn’t spend much time on the south coast around Almeria, which disappointingly was basically a tomato plantation, the whole of the coast for miles from Capa de Gata to Malaga is covered in plastic tunnels to protect the crop, it is basically a huge commercial agricultural plantation. We started our journey to from Cabo de Gata to Granada by visiting one of the sets left from the Spaghetti Westerns that were filmed in the Sierra Nevada during the 60’s and 70’s. They have been kept in tip top condition with Saloon, bank, jail, boot hill etc. It was all [View Full Entry]

By KHALEH NAZ
October 23rd 2009

SPAIN-GRANADA-1023 THRU 1026 Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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Granada... A beautiful city, perched in the skirts of the Sierra Nevadas...The Alhambra standing gloriously in the midst of it... This is the deal...You can not just walk to the Alhambra and buy entry tickets...It requires reservation and the only way for that is either at the Caixa Bank Automatic Machine or through the internet...The tickets sold are limited...They recommend two weeks advance reservations...There are people who reserve it one year in advance...I found this out from the Taxi driver in Seville driving me to the train station...A moment of panic...I talked to a lady in the tra [View Full Entry]

By Snap Shot Stacey
October 15th 2009

The Alhambra - one of the New Seven Wonders of the World Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

Granada Cathedral - South Portal

I haven't seen any of the other wonders of the world so it was with great anticipation that I headed off with Gaynor to The Alhambra in Granada. We started our day in the gardens of the Ayuntamiento de Granada ('Granada Town Hall'). Which apparently is only open when the council isn't in session so we were lucky to see it. Very early on we discovered quite a large group of peacocks. There were at least five males and eight females and they didn't seem phased by us at all. Wandering in the same area were a couple of gorgeous and [View Full Entry]

By buddymedbery
September 28th 2009

September 28 - Granada and the Alhambra Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

Reflecting fountain in Alhambra

Long-ish travel day. Started in Madrid with breakfast as usual, but left early for trip to Granada and our visit to the fabled La Alhambra in Granada. On the way south we drove through what seemed like endless groves of olive trees. The area from Madrid to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada is a sere plain. Although lack of experience precludes my making any definitive observations on all plains in Spain, I can absolutely assure one and all that the rain in Spain doe not stay on this particular plain. There are scattered vineyards, some wheat fields, and some cotton [View Full Entry]

By pumanomada
September 25th 2009

Hammam Banos Arabes Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

A soak and scrub Took a break from sightseeing today, and went to the local spa for a soak and scrub. The spa was modeled on the Moorish baths at the Alhambra. It was beautiful, and I feel wonderfully rejuvenated. Tomorrow I will head to Nerja. It was not on my original itinerary, but I have a few extra days as I have been traveling at breakneck speed, and a beach resort sounds lovely. (However, I do appear to be heading toward the rain this time. Sigh!) The hotel does not promise wifi, so I will likely be out of contact [View Full Entry]

By pumanomada
September 24th 2009

Granada - Alhambra Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

Pre-view of Alhambra

Alhambra Visited the Alhambra today. Entrance is strictly controlled to protect the site. My ticket was for the afternoon, so I first walked up a hill which faces the site to take some preview pictures in the morning. The way up was steep, but fairly easy to find a good viewpoint. On the way down, I decided to take a different route, and got completely lost in the Albayzin (Arabic neighborhood). It was fun, and gorgeous, and I ended up on Plaza Nueve (my starting point) about 100 meters from where I started. Not bad for not having a map with [View Full Entry]

By pumanomada
September 23rd 2009

Granada, first view of Alhambra Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

Granada surreal moment Successfully arrived in Granada. It is much more grity than Cordoba, but then it is about 6 times larger. The hotel has wifi, so I was able to update the blog with all my saved entries. After a snack to tide me over, I went for a walk. Ended up on the river just below the Alhambra, so hiked up the hill on the other side to see the view. Gorgeous, I can hardly wait to explore tomorrow! I then hiked back down, and wandered through the tourist-trap tapas places along the river. Found an amazing little kebab [View Full Entry]

By touring
August 23rd 2009

Granada Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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Hello, [Still in Barcelona, leaving tomorrow afternoon and I´ll write about it after we leave...blog is caught up now] After Seville, we took our first long distance trip by bus to Granada (few hours). Granada has a gigantic old Muslim stronghold called Alhambra which is the main reason to come here. We arrived in the afternoon and just in time to hike up and check it out. Honestly not much to say about Granada. It was very touristy and a bit seedy. We did not like the feel of the town much but the attraction (Alhambra) was the coolest tourist-type building/construction [View Full Entry]

By Dini
August 17th 2009

Its Official!!! Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

Yipppppppeeeee! We've booked the flights. Leaving date is the 13th September - Leeds Bradford to Malaga, Malaga to Granada and finally Granada to Lajaron! Countdown starts now!!! :) [View Full Entry]

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