Spain adventure Part 5: Granada #3 Alhambra

Tuesday 7th of April

I am aware that the rest of my Spain posts are terribly late but I'm now finally continuing with what I started.

So on Tuesday morning Ricky and I sat outside in the sun enjoying some delicious churros for breakast. So good! After filling our stomachs we set out for a little walk and saw some pretty awesome graffiti on the way.

I absolutely insisted that we go shopping at least once during this trip. After like 2 shops however I fell in depair. I couldn't find anything and got bored but Ricky insisted that we do what I was originally so insistant about, so we went to a few shops but neither of us found anything we really wanted to buy.

After having a quick bite we set out to the one real big attraction in Granada: Alhambra. I'm not gonna write much about the Alhambra. I'm gonna let the pictures speak for themselves.

Where's Ricky?

We were absolutely exhausted after Alhambra and headed srtaight to a little restaurant for a big pile of some delicious tapas. Our experience would not have been complete without a visit to a local arab teahouse "Tetería" at the Calle Calderería Nueva (also known as ‘Tea-House Street’) for some delicious tea and hookah.

We couldn't call it a night without dropping in for a quick visit to our favourite place in the city Bohemia Jazz cafe. After a relaxing drink we were more than ready to go to bed.

Spain adventure Part 4: Granada #2

Monday 6th of April

The next day we walked back over to Albayzín to see it in daylight. I have to say it is almost impossible not to lose your sense of direction in there! The little streets that create the most amazing maze! We walked over to a few viewpoints to get a nice view over the city and the famous Alhambra.

Photo by Ricky

Photo by Ricky

Photo by Ricky

Photo by Ricky

From Albayzín we walked over to the next district Sacromonte. This neighbourhood is famous for its Gypsy caves and Flamenco performances. In Sacromonte you can also stay over in caves if you're looking for a bit of an alternative style of accommodation. I thought it looked like the Flintstones village hah.

After all this walking we had a little rest at the hostel before heading out again. Once again, we had some great tapas for dinner. It really doesn't matter which restaurant you walk into in this country. The food is always amazing! I had read about this little bar in Granada called Bohemia Jazz Cafe and I really wanted to go and check it out. It was definitely the right decision. This is one of those hidden gems that you will just never find if you don't know where to look. We absolutely fell in love with this place. It has the most amazing atmosphere and it just looks absolutely gorgeous. Oh, and live music of course. We ended up going here the next evening as well. 

Next up is the great Alhambra!