This past weekend we made a last minute spontaneous decision to make the three hour trip to Granada, a beautiful city located only one hour from the Mediterranean Coast and at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (where the mountain range in California got its name!). We did an amazing amount of things in the short amount of time we were there including: taking a tour of the street art and las cuevas (caves) of Sacramonte where the hippies and Gypsies live, stopping for a cup of tea at one of the many Arab teterías, enjoying the popular custom of free tapas, visiting the Cathedral and Royal Chapel where we saw the tombs of Isabel and Ferdinand, and finally, touring the Alhambra. This amazing Muslim fortress was built in 889, then converted into a palace in the 14th century, and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Spain. The picture doesn't really portray just how big the entire site is, but after our 3 and a half hour self-guided tour-- compliments of Rick Steve-- we were both amazed and exhausted. This last photo is a good summary of the trip and my favorite silly group of girlfriends:)
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