Grand Granada!

By:Amanda Pretti
I am still trying to catch you up on our travels, so, I will give you a brief overview of our trip to Granada, Spain. Ah, Granada, the perfect-sized peaceful Spanish city which does not allow cars in the historic old city. After parking our car in a remote garage and taking a taxi to our hotel, we settled into life on our lively plaza. Other than just enjoying the pace of Spanish life, we toured a huge cathedral, and enjoyed seeing more of the Muslim influence in this part of Spain. We found ourselves caught up in the jamon or ham of Spain. We often grabbed some to munch on or had some for lunch. They serve the ham there very differently than you or I would expect. They give you paper-thin fresh slices of the cured jamon. One of the most exciting things we did in Granada was meet up with Ms. Tamara Chisholm (our former spanish teacher from Lake Tahoe School) and her boys Owen and Miles. We met Ms. Tamara when her boys were in school and went to pick them up. At their school, they have toys called trompos which means tops. You wrap them up with a string and toss them on the ground and it spins. Winston and Aidan are obssessed with them! After that, she took us around the Moorish Alhambra. Its one of the largest fortresses in Europe. The next day, we enjoyed strolling the streets with the Chisholms after breakfast (more churros con chocolate!) and later went to a large street festival with pastries, candy, and fruit. After that, we grabbed our bags and said our farewells!
Next stop: Madrid