Weekend Trip to Granada

 

This is where I go to school!  Beautiful, huh?

 Sorry I haven't blogged in almost a week.  I had a rough end of the week last week and then we were gone Saturday and Sunday on a program excursion to Granada.  These are some pictures from the weekend there.  This is a picture of the Cathedral in Granada.  I really enjoyed visiting this Cathedral because in La Capilla of this Cathedral is where los Reyes Catolicos (aka probably the most famous King and Queen of Spain) are buried.  We got to see their tombs but we couldn't take pictures!

 A really pretty organ inside the Cathedral.

 Carolina blue ceiling!!

 Saturday night we were told we were going to see La Alhambra at night.  What we weren't told was that we would be hiking up the side of a mountain on cobblestone streets.  Luckily I had on comfortable shoes and clothes, but not everyone was so lucky.  It was a gorgeous view (shown above) even though my camera couldn't capture it as well as I wish it would have. 

 On Sunday we toured La Alhambra.  It was an ancient Arabic fortress essentially.  It included the palace of the King and the military fortress as well as several other buildings.  The grounds had several gorgeous gardens and patios.  Here's a picture of the grounds as we were walking in.

 After climbing the tower in the military fortress we took a MILLION pictures of the view from there.  Here's one of me and my favorites!! :)  (Allegra, Camilla, and I)

Again on the tower, the traditional Camilla and Sarah picture! :)

The tour of the Alhambra lasted a little over 3 hours and so we were all pretty exhausted afterward.  We went to a nearby mall to eat "lunch" (it was like 4 pm) and Camilla, Ashley, and I ate at an "American" restaurant. Camilla and I got chicken tenders and while they were definitely delicious, they were pretty over-priced.  Then we got back on the bus and headed back to Sevilla.  It was a 3+ hour trip so I napped most of the way back.  All the walking from both days in Granada had worn me out.  When we got back to Sevilla, Tiffany and I decided to catch a cab instead of walking the 35 minutes back to the house.  We wound up being very glad that we did so because it started to rain on the way home.  It rained most of the night Sunday night and I was so happy that it did because it's been pretty cool here since then.  It was our first real rain since arriving here and I was glad that it was at night.

Monday I had class and then went to try out a class at the university to see about switching into it.  The professor was really nice but his lecture style was incomprehensible.  He kept bouncing from one topic to the next and I had no idea what he was talking about at all.  So, I'm switching into a psychology class with Ashley and staying in my Anthropology class.  So my class schedule for all those who keep asking about it:

Monday:
Psychology of Groups 8:30-10:30
Advanced Spanish Comp and Grammar 11:15-12:30
Tuesday: (starting Nov 5th)
Psychology of Groups 10:30-12:30
Wednesday:
Advanced Spanish Comp and Grammar 11:15-12:30
Cultural and Social Anthropology 1:00-3:00
Thursday:
Spain and Islam 9:30-11:05
Cultural and Social Anthropology 1:00-3:00
Friday:
Spain and Islam 9:30-11:05
Advanced Spanish Comp and Grammar 11:15-12:30