Granada. The city of the wonderful Alhambra.

I was the lucky girl whose plain went back to Tenerife only 3 days after the evaluation training ended so I could stay a weekend in Granada. I stayed with a new friend's place, Eva, a wonderful Spanish girl who lives in Granada studying translation. I love to see new cities through the eyes of local people. Right on my arrival day she showed me the university and church area, we had a fantastic bio-organic lunch together and later I walked up to Alhambra. There are sometimes when people expect something huge and they have to be disappointed. Well, this can not happen with your expectations about Alhambra. It is exactly that magical as everybody says!

Upside down or not?

My favourite part is always the one with water...

I took at least a hundred pictures only of the windows here. It was such a beautiful view from everywhere and these Arabic architecture elements made me feel like in the tale, Arabian Nights.

This is the view from the Alhambra with the palm tree and the snowy mountains

And this is the view to the Alhambra from the opposite side, Mirador St. Nicolas

The next and final day of my trip was full of surprises and new really nice experiences. I spend the day more like a local than a tourist. I talked a lot with people on the streets, we went to different tapas bars and we were not rushing through the whole city, but enjoying it from moment to moment.

This was my favourite shopping place in Granada. They are selling different teas everywhere, but when I say different, imagine 30-40 different ones. I finally chose Pina Colada with real pineapple, coconut and other pieces of fruit in it. But there were another type too which should be prepared with milk instead of water. The owner of this place was also a super kind person who explained me the stories behind the different names of the teas and the interesting ways of preparation.

Andalusia is really famous from its tapas bars. Here if you order a drink, it could be a beer, a coke or in my case a pineapple juice, you can choose one tapas for free...or let's say included in the price:) 

All in all there is only one word to describe this weekend: Perfect!