Kristyn and I went to Granada this weekend. It’s in Southern Spain and was the last great strong hold of the Muslim world during their 200 year war with the Christians, we are talking early 1400’s at this point. As the Moors were driven out it is rumored that the Moorish King looked back and wept. His mother said something to the effect, “you cry like a girl for what you could not protect like a man” …Ouch!!! Talking about calling you out. Needless to say I was intrigued with what we would find in a place with such rich history and such candid people.
What we found in Granada were many amazing views of the mountains, great plazas with all kinds of people, and spectacular buildings that took your breath away with their creativity and attention to detail. I can now understand why the king wept and why his mother was so upset that they lost such an amazing little valley!
As Kristyn and I were riding home on the bus (5.5 hours each way) we were talking about what we liked the most, we both agreed that our favorite thing was the “pub crawl” that we did on the last night. In this neck of the woods with every drink you purchase you get a free “tapa” what is equivalent to a starter in the states. It was great, we walked around from bar to bar grabbing a little “Cana” (small beer) and eating all the tapa’s brought out to us. It was so much fun listening to people sing, others tell stories and everyone having a great time. It was really a time to remember.
Some of the other things we took-in included: getting tea at a Moroccan tea house, spending 6 hours at the Alhambra, and watching the sun set from the spectacular view of St. Nicholas church.
Sounds like a great trip. Nice to see you in shirt sleeves. I know that some day it will come for us too. We got above freezing yesterday.
ReplyDeleteHow's the beer? You never hear any fabulous things about Spanish beer. Is it a work of art like in other parts of Europe?
Good question Sherri, The reason you don't hear much about spanish beer is because it really isn't that good. Now the wine is another story. But the beer is very light and there are only really 3 kinds. Mhou, Estrella, and one other one that I seem to be forgetting. Once we start traveling the rest of Europe I am sure it will pick up :)
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