La Alhambra August 30th 2005 We took a group trip to La Alhambra (Arabic- "red or crimson castle") on Sunday the 28th. La Alhambra takes up about 1/12th of the city. We had to hike up many cobble stoned streets to get there. It was originally built as a small fort on the top of La Sabica for the moors in the 9th Century and sultans/kings didn't start living there until the 13th. Muhammed Al-Ahmar was the first Sultan and then ... read more
Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more
Hola! My name is Alex Orozco and I am a student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. I will be studying in Granada, Spain this Fall until December and then I will have three weeks of travel time to spend in Europe until I come back just before x-mas. While in Granada I will be living with my host Senora, Mercedes, and studying at CEGRI. I'll be sure to keep my blog updated with text and photos-- so enjoy!
alex
(scroll down for blogs)... full info