La gran via de colon -- the name of the main street I walk on to school every day. Such beautiful buildings! And the street is named because of a statue of Christopher Columbus that is in the plaza I took this photo from.
Several friends of mine here in Granada - Alex, Liz, Leah, Molly and me! Alex and Liz are from Haverford, Leah is my roommate (from Grinnell College in Iowa) and Molly is from George Washington University. Las todas chicas son buenas!
This the Alhambra! The view is from a historically Arabic neighborhood called the Albayzin (ahl-bai-cine) up in the hills.
Also from the Albayzin, a view of Granada!
A street of tea shops (teterias), part of the Moroccan influence. Lots of scarves and colorful clothes and ornately decorated shops with crepes and tea!
This is a shot from the other side of the mountain when we went hiking in the Alpujarra. We hiked past many small villages (roughly 300 people) and we saw one house that was 800 years old! Hard to imagine now, since hiking in the Sierra Nevadas is COLD in January, but the houses are white in order to stay cool in the summer.
These pictures are really beautiful! What an interesting looking city it is. I guess in my imagination I was thinking it was smaller and quainter but it looks fairly large! You and your friends already looked pretty bonded. Looking forward to visiting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful location! Enjoy your stay. All our best, Diane and the rest of VYFS
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