Lately I have been city hoping from one place to another. I guess you can call it the benefits of having a Eurail pass. You can just hop onto a train to just about anywhere. For the past 2 days I have been in Granada. This morning I took advantage of this free walking tour they do for all the hostels (They work for tips). It was great and they tend to have them at a bunch of different cities.
Let me tell you a couple of things about Granada. So far this seems to be my favourite city in Andalucia. Let me tell you about tapas. Tapas is a sort of like a snack they serve with drinks. Typically, when you go out to a bar you will order a tubo, which is a big beer and that will come with a small snack AKA a tapas. All for only 2 Euros, so typically Spanish people will go to 4 or 5 tapas bars in one night. Some common tapas dishes I tried was jamon with tomato on bread, a fried omelet with asparagus on bread. My favourite was a mini pork burger with a side of chips (very tasty).
Now the history lesson. Spain was overtaken by the Moors. The Moors were believers of Islam. Granada is also home to the Alhambra which is a huge palace where the sultan would live a life of luxury. Eventually you had the catholic church which lead the Spanish Inquisition in order to return Spain to Christianity. Granada was actually the last stronghold before being banished back on the other side of the sea.
The Alhambra in the distance
Tomorrow night I will be taking a night train to Valencia in order to continue my journey through Spain.
-Jonathan
Let me tell you a couple of things about Granada. So far this seems to be my favourite city in Andalucia. Let me tell you about tapas. Tapas is a sort of like a snack they serve with drinks. Typically, when you go out to a bar you will order a tubo, which is a big beer and that will come with a small snack AKA a tapas. All for only 2 Euros, so typically Spanish people will go to 4 or 5 tapas bars in one night. Some common tapas dishes I tried was jamon with tomato on bread, a fried omelet with asparagus on bread. My favourite was a mini pork burger with a side of chips (very tasty).
Now the history lesson. Spain was overtaken by the Moors. The Moors were believers of Islam. Granada is also home to the Alhambra which is a huge palace where the sultan would live a life of luxury. Eventually you had the catholic church which lead the Spanish Inquisition in order to return Spain to Christianity. Granada was actually the last stronghold before being banished back on the other side of the sea.
The Alhambra in the distance
Tomorrow night I will be taking a night train to Valencia in order to continue my journey through Spain.
-Jonathan
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