Mis Viajes

Hey! my past two weekends have been awesome! As I said last time, I was in Barcelona two weekends ago.  I have a couple of pictures to share from the trip:

Here was the sweeeeet bike tour (note the jacket... it's definitely a lot hotter now then it was that weekend!)

Last time I talked about La Sagrada Familia.  This is the part that's finished.  In the future, they want towers matching these existing ones on all four sides (AKA 12 more towers), THEN a giant tower in the center of the building surrounded by its own additional mini-towers.  By 2025? We'll see...

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Last weekend, I went with a friend to Granada and Córdoba.  Granada was awesome!  Probably the first indicator of its awesome-ness was the sweet hostel that we stayed in. I was a little scared to see it, since it was only 13 Euros/night (trust me, most hostels of this price cost this much for a really gross reasons).  When I got there, though, I was pleasantly surprised!  The room was nice, as well as the location of the building (just up the block from the city center, as well as the Alhambra, Granada's main attraction).  The best part, though, was by far the rooftop pool and lounge area.  Check out this view: 

 "Oh, you know, just chillin' at my new crib, no big deal!"

After spending some time at the pool and being in the hot HOT Spanish sun (with lots of sunscreen, of course), we picked up our Alhambra tickets for 5:30 that evening.  A giant palace built in the 1300s, the Alhambra had a ton of giant rooms with beautiful details and architecture.  

 (say hello to the Alhambra!)

That night, we enjoyed exploring the city center, which was a perfect mix of old houses and new, modern buildings.  One of the things I've enjoyed about Spain so far each city's love of their history mixed with modern life.  

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The next day, we ventured to Cordoba, described in guidebooks as "a great day-trip place".  Lemme tell you--they were right.  I was happy to spend one day there... but let's just say that I'm glad I'm not studying there for the full summer!  

I think it wouldn't have been so bad if the entire city didn't shut down for siesta at 3:00! I know that it's a typical schedule in Spain, but at least in Madrid, some places stay open during the afternoon hours.  It's ok though; to pass the time,we did find one place that old churros con chocolate.  Which were monstrous....

...but pretty yummy.  

We also visited the Mezquita there... I'll be back to update about that though, because for now, I have to go!