After visiting Alicante, we drove to Granada and stayed in a neat hostel that was very chill and hippie-like (like the rest of Granada). No police escort on the way, but the people who worked there were from Australia, France, Spain, and England! To me, that fact was just as exciting.This was when I got really excited about traveling more and meeting people from all over the world.
Needless to say, we had many adventures in the city of Granada. We climbed and explored practically all of La Alhambra - it was beautiful. A lot of the arquitecture in the palaces were heavily influenced by the Arabics, so the geometry and detail in each building was interesting to see. One of the highlights for me there was visiting the room where Christopher Columbus talked to the king and queen of Spain about possibly finding a new pathway to India! Knowing that we were actually in that room was thanks to my friend David's guide book. We would never know how cool anything was that we were doing if it wasn't for that great book. haha After some more exploring, we went tapas hopping. The way it works is that you buy one drink and then you get either a buffet or a few tapas for free. Comparing the food to some of the places we went to, the food was surprising delicous. We actually had some of the best food in Spain at an Indian restuarant - yes, we pack in the diversity.
inside La Alhambra
They spared no details - every part of every wall was intricately made.
The gardens inside La Alhambra
My good friend Agata and I in front of La Alhambra
This is the view of La Alhambra from our hostel terrace.
The coffins of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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