Queuing for the Alhambra
by barryg23
We left it too late to pre-book tickets for the Alhambra so on our last day in the city we woke at 6 am to make sure we got a good place in the queue.
Unfortunately, the night before we had spend the evening bar-hopping for tapas and wine so we felt a bit rough waking up early. Our hotel was in a good location so we went on foot. I had started reading Tales of the Alhambra the evening before so and as it was still dark it felt rather eerie and wonderful walking up to the palace.
At the top we expected to be near the front of the queue but there were already about 200 people there. Most had spent the night here though a number had arrived before us that morning. We took our place in the queue and waited for the doors to open at 8.30am. One guy had obviously overdone it the night before as he was conked out and snoring on the grass near where we queued. I hope he had friends in the queue keeping his place.
There was one small cafe doing a great trade in coffee and food. We had brought our own food but the coffee was really useful at time of the morning. The queue for the shop was fairly bad itself and it about 10 minutes to get served.
It felt good being part of the queue and we chatted to people from all over the world. Though when the gates opened I did feel jealous of those lucky ones who had pre-booked their tickets - they just strolled up and walked straight through. As the gates opened the loudspeaker announced how many tickets would be on sale for the day ahead. It was pretty obvious not everyone in the queue would get in but I was confident we would. More worrying was what time we would be assigned for the palaces as we had a flight to take later that day.
All worked out well in the end and we got a 12.30 slot. After all the queuing I remember thinking: “this had better be good…”
PATIO DE LOS ARRAYANES
by BerniShand
this translates as Courtyard of the Myrtles, Im not quite sure what a myrtle looks or smells like so I cant tell if there are still any here, but that doesnt matter, just look how beautiful this courtyard is, the long pool is like a mirror reflecting the sky and the buildings
lets go and stand behind the fountain at the end of the pool, from there you can see the symmetry of the building, perfectly balanced and mirrored in the pool, the water isnt still but it flows very very slowly so that the mirror like quality is maintained, a pigeon walks around the circular fountain, I`ll put a picture of him in a traveloge, he looks really cute
look at the ceiling under this archway, you can clearly see some of the colours used
next we go into the Audience chamber, its stunning and Im so busy just looking everywhere that I forget to take pictures, I just look and look, the sun is shining through the windows with their panes of coloured glass and lighting up the ceiling, and on the floor are very old coloured tiles, they are roped off but we wouldnt want to walk on them anyway, we just want to look
come now, lets go and look at the famous fountain in the Palacio de los Liones
Take a Siesta!!
Siesta means...
by yhcho18
Take a Siesta!!
Siesta means 'sleeping for refreshing at daytime' in Spanish.
When I visited Spain, it was more than 40 Celsius.
Because of temp. I was easily getting tired walking around Granada in the afternoon. Siesta could energize me at that time. I'm positive!!!
But..Don't take a sleep for so long time! About 30mins. That's enough!!!
Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones
by call_me_rhia
The Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones is a very green and modern Conference and Exhibition Centre in the new part of Granada and - as the name suggests - is used for large meetings, fairs, conferences as well as for concerts. There are meeting facilities for up to 2000 people, and you cna laso find a restaurant there and two cafeterias.
Although there is not much to see inside, it is still possible to visit the centre. However it is best admired from the outside than from the inside. It's not worth just going there for the sake of it, but if you are planning on visiting the Science Park, which is not too far, then it's worth to stop by and take a look. The Centre is located on Tierno Galván, and you can reach it with bus number 1 or 3.
Biggest (best?) club in Grenada
by profuselycool about Mae West
In the month I spent at Granada, I sampled just about all the nightlife available. That said, all the local people my age always responded simply when i asked about their favorite nighttime destination: "Mae West."
Upon arrival I was not disapointed, rather, blown away. This is a club located on the higher level in the big city mall in the south/west part of town next to the park. It's two levels, with a MASSIVE dance floor in the center, with a series of bars and nooks that encircle the dance floor. This place was absolutely packed and there was a ton of Spanish being spoken (hint hint: very local discotheque)
Indeed, I met a bunch of local Granadians college-aged and had a blast. Show up around 1:30 or 2am and stay til sunrise. A must Casual is fine - Guys wear pants if you want to blend in but shorts are acceptable
El Albaicín from la Alhambra
The Charles V's palace.
Sierra Nevada - Spain
Goat herder in Castro del Rio
