Granada, Free Tapas, and Malaga

Coming to Granada we didn´t expect much more than a town that offered free tapas. Wandering the city in search of the best bar however we discovered a bustling town with so much more to offer.

Our first attempt at finding good tapas was a bit of a let down, with most places we went to only offering up small fast foodish stuff. So we continued to walk our way across town until we made our way up the big hill on which the Alhambra sits. The Alhambra, a massive palace/fortress is a very imposing building. It is perched up on the top of this big hill, with a amazing view of the city bellow. We were lucky enough to be able to go in without a reservation and check everything out. The palace itself was purely amazing. The arabic architechture was something to behold.

After checking out the Alhambra, we head back into town and continued our trek for tapas. We were getting a little more lucking this time as we made our way up another hill beside the Alhambra. We made our way up into a small community that appeared a lot less visited by tourist. As we were coming around a corner we started to hear some music playing, and a few seconds later 4 horses came running down the road followed by a parade of people playing music all dressed up in halloween like costumes. It was absolutely random, and ridiculous. So we quickly found ourselfs a spot on a balcany at a nearby bar and watched as the sun faded behind the Alhambra, and the parade moved through the streets.

After our drink we headed back into town. On our way we saw performers, fire dancers, and comedians all entertaining the people on the streets. We made our way by the cathedral where a man and a women were playing guitar to a big group of people. They were truly fantastic, and reminded me a lot of Rodrigo Y Gabriella. To close off our day we caught a flamenco dance with our dinner. Nothing like a fresh bowl of Gespacho with a beautiful woman dancing to the rythm of a guitar literally 1 meter in front of you.

The next day in Granada was a lot more relaxed, we tried out the Arabic baths (Hammams), before going on another tapa bar hunt. This time we found a gold mine of bars a little more in the university quarters, which were bustling with people, and offered some delicious choices.

Our final day in southern Spain was spent in Malaga where we kicked it out on the beach. A good relaxing time.

I am now in Barcelona, where I will be until Monday when I goto Paris. Barcelona has started off with a bang with a fantastic show from Xavier Rudd. Nothing like seeing a concert in a completely different country. Anyway will try and upload some more photos soon, once I find a computer that lets me download my photos.