We left early early Friday morning, and got to Granada around 11am. We immediately went to the Alhambra, a Moorish Fortress located in Granada next to the Sierra Nevada mountains. It was humongous, and so awesome. We toured all of the Alhambra, and the its gardens, and then went to our group hotel. Kolby, Ryan, and I got some of the best ice cream in the world, for only a euro/scoop. AWESOME. Later that afternoon, our group toured the Granada Cathedral, where King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel of Spain were buried.
That night, a large group of us Tech folks bought tickets to a flamenco show in the gypsy neighborhood of Granada. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I knew it was going to be interesting. However, as soon as the two guitarists walked out on the stage, and the dancers followed, I knew this show would be legit. And it was incredible. Wonderful dancing, wonderful passion, great music, etc. etc. It was an outstanding way to end the great day.
Saturday was SKI DAY. Words can't describe how awesome Saturday was. We got up around 6:45, caught the bus in Granada to the mountains around 8, and were on the lifts by 10:30 or so. The mountains were gorgeous, the powder was fresh, and my skiing abilities quickly re-emerged. I was basically a pro! Well, maybe not. But it was so much fun that even falling down on the hard ones was a blast! That night the group of 8 of us found our hostel in Granada, walked around the city, and just enjoyed eachothers' company. Saturday was phenomenal.
Sunday, some of the group went back to ski, and some of us stayed in the city and shopped/toured/ate amazing food. Overall, it was the best weekend I have had this semester. Fun city, fun skiing, fun people... The works.
This week is going to be a breeze compared to the craziness of last week, and I am going to the Spain vs. England soccer game at the large stadium in Sevilla on Wed.! That is going to be one of the coolest experiences. I am also getting ready to book some non tech-related trips for the rest of the year! Here is what my plans look like:
-weekend trip to Valencia
-weekend trip to Salamanca
-Carnival in Cadiz
-Rome, Venice, Florence, Milan for holy week
-4 day trip to Barcelona with Nathan
-weekend trip to Malaga
-skydiving (I am super pumped about this possibility!)
-and then our grand finale trip after classes finish: Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid
I will write again in a few days, so for now, enjoy the photos below~~~
The Sierra Nevada mountains
Our ski group!
Near our hostel in Granada
The Alhambra (kudos to Kimberly for this photo, mine weren't nearly as good)
Until next time...
Peace, love and God bless,
-Noel
wow! it looks like you had an Amazing weekend. I'm so happy for you! :) and it would be really tight if you ended up going skydiving later!!
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