Last month we took a trip to Granada which is just an hour and a half drive east from our place in Comares. Granada is the home of the Alhambra, the most well preserved example of the ancient Moorish presence in Spain. The town has an exotic, bohemian feel, with lots of artists, craftspeople students and travelers. In the distance, to the south of the city are the snow-covered Sierra Nevada which are the highest mountains in Spain. We stayed in an excellent youth hostel right downtown next to the main plaza, where we met some interesting and friendly travelers from Spain, Canada, The US, France, Italy, and Australia. We sampled our first paella at the Saturday night dinner at the hostel. Paella is a traditional Spanish dish which combines saffron rice with chicken, pork, mussels,
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