Trip to Spain - Granada

I am back after a hiatus. This post has been collecting dust in my drafts folder for quite sometime now.... So here we go, the last two posts from Spain. After that I can get on with my life :-)

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When we booked our accommodations we had left an “open night”, meaning we’ll stay at some random place we find that night. Our plan was to drive down from Seville along the coast and stay in some of the smaller towns like Motril or Malaga,…

We were super excited as we started getting glimpses of the Mediterranean Sea. At the first possible opportunity, we pulled off the road and enjoyed the beautiful breeze. I had always pictured the Mediterranean Sea to have soft white sand and turquoise water… so it was sort of a disappointment when we stepped out at Motril to find a pebbly dark sand beach…nevertheless, it was Mediterranean and that made happy!

We spent about couple of hours driving from one small town to another in search of a hotel to stay that night. Finally we settled in for a pretty decent hotel in Torrox. In all the concept of “open night” was fun, although I have to admit that searching for the hotel got a little frustrating at times.

The Mediterranean

The next morning, we were off to Granada to see the Alhambra. We were not able to secure prior reservations for the Alhambra tour so we were on a rush to get to Granada and get the tickets. Luckily, everything worked out fine and we were able to get tickets for the same day at the counter. We had about an hour before our tour began… so we walked around the gardens. It was a really hot day and I couldn’t enjoy much as I was getting worn out. Granada and for that matter most of Spain has dry barren land… and that combined with the heat was not at all impressive. I am sure if I had toured the gardens late evening or at night and looked down on the city of Granada from the fort it would’ve been a beautiful sight… 2 p.m on a hot day is not the right time!

After the tour we had to drive around quite a bit to locate our hotel; the hotel was in a place called Plaza Nueva and all the roads there were blocked to regular traffic. We decided to drop our rental car and cab it to the hotel. Granada was the last stop in Spain for P & K, our combined vacation was soon coming to an end. One good thing about Granada was the free tapas you get with the drinks and we didn’t want to waste a minute. We had some bocadillos, grilled meat and we even tried the famous Jamon Iberico! For dinner that night, we were back to craving “real food”… as soon as we spotted an Indian restaurant, there was no looking back. After our dinner we said our good byes and bid adieu to P&K as they had an early flight the next morning.

The Gardens of Alhambra

View from the Bell Tower

The famous R rated "Sebbbiiyyaaaaa" Action

Vicky can't wait to bite in to the gross looking Jamon Iberico!