Granada

Granada was probably my favorite city I have visited so far. Here a pretty good picture of the city. This was the last Muslim city that fell during the Reconquest and it has loads of history. The first thing that we visited is the Alhambra. It is up there with Chichen Itza in Mexico and the Colosseum in Rome. It is so sweet that it is set to replace the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a wonder of the modern world. Here is the Gate of Justice of the Alhambra.


You can see the arch I was talking about yesterday. The shells on the side were put there by the Christians because they are symbolic of Santiago. Above the door is a key, this is symbolic for the Muslim dynasty that built the Alhambra. I'll explain it a little later. Way up top is a statue of the Virgin Mary, obviously put there by the Christians.


This is super famous part of the Alhambra. The building straight ahead is home to the throne room of the Sultan. This room had lots of cool optical effects that mad the Sultan and his throne appear to be hovering. His shape would be reflected in the pool.


After a long visit at the Alhambra we relaxed with our teachers and Diane and I went exploring in the town. There are tons of stray dogs and cats in Spain. However unlike other countries I have visited they are well fed. This is a stray cat Diane found that was ready to drive away on this motorcycle.

That night we took a wild bus ride through the streets of Granada. It was like a Disney ride with last second turns, people jumping out the way (maybe not like a Disney ride), and sudden stops. We arrived at the Gypsy caves and saw a sick Flamenco show.

It was inside their house so they were inches away from us going nuts with the Flamenco skills. Neighbors and family members would come in and just rock out with the dancers and musicians.

Yeah, that is me dancing in the end. The picture isn't that good quality because my dance moves were amazing no one could stand still. Just kidding. Kind of. I'll post more manana.