Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Córdoba y Granada

This past weekend we took a trip with our program to Córdoba and Granada in Andalucia, southern Spain. We took a bus down, and arrived on Thursday evening. We walked around a little bit, but didn't do much touring because of the rain. At night we went to a flamenco show, which was really lovely..
Friday we saw the Mezquita and mostly just walked around; it was very nice even though it was rainy.. We then took a bus to Granada. When we got there, we toured la Capilla Real, where Ferdinand and Elizabeth are buried, as well as la Catedral. We were going to tour more, but again, the rain.

At night we went to a teteria with amaazing tea, and we got kebabs and peeked in some middle eastern stores; overall it made me excited for Morocco! Later, we went to a club; it was actually Halloween night so some people were dressed up, although it is a fairly new thing in Spain and we have decided that they don't really get it yet. People were actually just dressed a little scary or bloody; there was nothing creative or anything.. It was a fun night, but a lot of us went at it a little too hard, as evidenced by how people were looking the next morning at the Alhambra.
The Alhambra was really gorgeous, the buildings, gardens and views were awesome. The detailing on the arches and ceilings is outrageous; it is all so meticulous and beautiful!
We came back Saturday night and had to spend Sunday night studying.. at least my midterms are all done in time for ELECTION NIGHT!

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