June 19, 2011
Hi! Just wanted to start out by saying happy father’s day to my dad! I love and miss you so much. I hope you had a nice day, I know you were traveling but just letting you know I’m thinking of you! Xoxo!
Also – happy belated birthday Stefania! I hope your birthday was awesome! Miss you and love you ☺
Anyway, it’s Monday afternoon. This weekend we had an overnight trip to Granada. We left around 8:30 in the morning and it took three hours to get there. We ate lunch at the hotel and then had a tour of La Alhambra. It’s the former Royal Moorish Palace and it has multiple buildings and gardens that are absolutely beautiful! I really liked it a lot. That was our only visit on Saturday – we had time to explore the town and shop after. It was really nice. For dinner, we were given 10 euros to get whatever we wanted. It’s a “tradition” that if you order a drink in Granada, you get a free tapa (which is a small portion of food). So that was our dinner. It was cool to be able to explore by ourselves. On Sunday, we had a tour of la Capilla Real (royal chapel) where Los Reyes Catolicos (Catholic King & Queen Ferdinand and Isabella) are buried. It was beautiful and very decorated. We weren’t allowed to take pictures here unfortunately, but I took lots of pictures of La Alhambra!
When we got back Sunday, we were soooo tired. But since we are in Spain, we decided it was necessary to see a bullfight. Since they only take place on Sunday nights, we had to go this weeek! We are out of Sunday’s otherwise – because next weekend we’ll be in Barcelona. It started at 7:30 PM and lasted about 2 and a half hours. I thought it was worth it to go to one for the experience, but I don’t think I would ever go again. They kill 6 bulls, kind of slowly…I don’t necessarily love animals but watching them get killed in front of me was kind of difficult. I would close my eyes when it died. But, the tradition behind the bullfights is fascinating to me. People still attend this (kind of strange) event every single week, and bullfighters are like rockstars to Spaniards.
All in all, everything is going great! Just trying not to think about the little bit of time I have left in this beautiful country. Thursday through Sunday I am going to Barcelona and I am really excited ☺
That’s all! Xoxoxo
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