#Postcard from spain free

Some places even give free tapas with a round of drinksРІР‚вЂњvery cost effective for us. The Spanish way of doing tapas is to bar-hop, ordering a drink and tapa at each place. For dinner, a smaller group of us decided to try some of the different restaurants and bars within walking distance of our hotel. We went back to the hotel to rest before dinner.

It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places IРІР‚в„ўve ever been.Р”Р„fter four hours of walking and crowds everyone was exhausted. Honestly you could spend days exploring the Alhambra because itРІР‚в„ўs not just a palace, but also a collection of buildings and gardens, the royal city. Luckily it was preserved and now serves as an amazing historical and cultural experience. Granada was the last Muslim stronghold before the Catholic expulsion in 1492, and the Alhambra was the last grand palace. One of our professors is from Granada, so he gave us a walking tour of the city before leading us to the Alhambra. Luckily, I pretty much slept the 5 hours to Granada and was ready to see the city when we arrived at 1:00. However, some people slept through their alarms, so we ended up waiting an extra hour on the bus before we even leftРІР‚В¦it wasnРІР‚в„ўt pretty. and we were scheduled to leave for Granada at 7 a.m. Thursday we got an early start by meeting at 6:45 a.m. Some returned to Madrid, while others of us went to Sevilla Friday night and stayed until Sunday morning! It was a whirlwind tour of some really incredible places.

We stayed overnight there and took a bus to Cordoba the next morning. Our class of 20 students went to Granada with our professors on Thursday. IРІР‚Вm back from my first weekend of traveling in Spain and it was amazing! Definitely a bit hectic, as IРІР‚в„ўve seen the major sights of three cities in as many days (plus a day for travel). She sent us this virtual postcard recounting her first adventures beyond the capital city. Amanda Martinez, BSBA РІР‚В2016, is studying abroad this summer in Madrid, Spain.

Postcard from spain