dmented.boy: granada: stroke of luck

dear friends,

so, are you people back from your holidays yet ? i am sure you all had a great break. do tell me all about it via email, facebook, comments etc. since i am spending time updating you people, i want to know what you people are up to too. some pics would be nice.

granada
wednesday 2nd - monday 7th January 2008
day 111-116

(granada: random city shots)

(granada: random upper city shots)

i booked to be at granada from the 2nd to the 5th of January. when i was in malaga, i tried to book a ticket to the alhambra online. knowing my luck, i couldnt get a ticket till the 5th. so i went fine. i got my ticket for the alhambra for the 5th.

(granada: more random upper city shots)

(granada: more random upper city shots)

luck came pouring down on me. as soon as i left malaga, it started pouring real heavily. as soon as i arrived at the pension, i was soaked. i heard that its really unusual for it to rain in granada. i also found out that people come to granada to ski because there is a ski field nearby. unfortunately for them, the ski field had to be closed because of the heavy rain. and it poured till the 4th.

(granada: more random upper city shots)

(granada: view from the pension)

as soon as the sky started clearing on the 4th, i went exploring the city. i fell in love with this place. it is really charming and has alot of character. the food here is amazing too. the best part about is every bar u go to, when you order a drink, you get a free tapas. how cool is that. so i booked to stay here for another 2 days .

(granada: bits of the alhambra)

it was the most beautiful weather on the 5th. the sun came out, the cold went away, making the alhambra so pleasent to explore. its definitely worth the hype. the palaces has the most amazing detailing on the walls, columns and ceilings. it would have been even more wow if i had not seen the mesquita at cordoba. still it was pretty amazing.

(granada: random bits of the alhambra)

(granada: more random bits of the alhambra)

what they say about the crowd is true. this place is packed and they only allow a few hundred people at a time, every hour to enter the palace. you have to be there at the allocated time. you are free to explore the other parts of the alhambra at your own leisure. check out them pics.

(granada: the nazaries palace of alhambra)

(granada: detailing of the nazaries palace)

after a whole day of walking, i went back and move to another pension because the one i am in is fully booked for the weekend. feeling exhausted, took a short nap and the woke up for dinner. i went across the road and ate some spanish cuisine. after dinner i head back to the pension. it was my first time opening the security door, i spent a few good minutes twisting and turning the key. suddenly, someone tapped me on the shoulder. i turned around and it was the man from the bar across the road. he waved my digital camera at me. i was like omfg. and thanked him profusely. firstly, it was so kind of him to return the camera to me and secondly, if i had not had to struggle with the door, he wouldnt have been able to pass the camera back to me. its amazing how the universe work !