Andalucia! Fourth Stop: Granada

So we pulled into the last hotel on the trip in the Ancient city of Granada. Granada was way cool. We got there in time to see the Alhambra but since it was noon 2-ish we had to stop for lunch after checking in. There wasn’t much there by way of food but we finally found something. As we walked up some crazy lady tried to pray in Brock’s hand and then asked for money. He didn’t give her any and as he walked away she flipped him off. It was really funny. Brock, however, was not her only victim. The Alhambra was way cool and even the walk up was like falling back further and further with each step.The Alhambra is this group of castles and buildings that were each built amazingly and awesomely. One was Moorish, one was from Carlos the 5th one was ...I don't know but it was really "fortressy". The whole thing is set on the top of a really large hill and the view from the top is amazing. The main part of the trip there was the Moorish one. We took a rather long tour of it and it was very elaborate. There was a really cool fish pond where we sat for a while and the Shumway boys tried to catch the fish with their bare hands. They didn’t succeed but we got a cool picture in the courtyard. I really was impressed with how detailed it was. The walls and doors were all really well carved and it’s really cool how they elaborately carved everything. So Kyte and I wandered a bit with the Shumway kids……but then when we got to the palace of Carlos V we found a museum that we would have had to pay for so they left but they lady liked me so she let Kyte and I in. Here are some pics before the Museum. The Museum was cool with a lot of art and such. From there we went to the Fortress part of the Alhambra and from the top of that there was a REALLY amazing view. From the top of the highest tower we were able to see out into the city and get a great overview of Granada. So we had spent so much time in the museum that it was already 6 pm and the Alhambra was closing so we didn’t get to go into the Gardens. People say they weren’t that good so I don’t feel too bad. I did get a picture by the locked gate. We found the cutest old couple wandering around. I want to be like that one day. From there we wandered around the city but we went in by an odd road because by then, everybody had left the Alhambra and we didn’t know where to go. We got into the city and just started going up. Kyte was a little nervous that we were trespassing or something but we weren’t. The roads reminded me a lot of Guarabira from my mission and so I felt right at home. All of a sudden we ran into one of the best views ever. The sun was setting so we sat there and we just looked out…across the city from our little spot on the hilltop. Oh, it was so pretty from way up there. We talked about how the lights from the buildings and cars seemed like reflections of the stars that shined out so pretty and bright. That night…It was daytime…The daytime, of the night. (ok that didn’t really happen to us but it could have.) We did however sit there and watch the sunset. It set behind the church and was pretty darn awesome. We went down to the church and it was pretty cool during the night.The next morning we woke up and wandered the city again. I thought this would be a pretty cool model shot. We found an interesting little store. We then found an interesting intersection and some of us were torn as to where we wanted to go. We later found a very interesting donkey.A quaint stream ran through the city and I decided it was photo worthy.It was there that I bought my man bag and nifty hat. Afterwards we went looking for lunch and Kyte wanted bread and I wanted a Kebob and we ran into some other people so we split up and it took so long that had to ran to the bus and therefore didn’t get any other pictures until we had left for home. So…that’s Granada.