One week down (plus a few days)
Well this was supposed to be just a point where i was going to add a few pictures to the site but because it takes a bit to upload them I figure i´ll throw down a quick word or two.
Unfortunately over the past few days the blogger website has had all kinds of problems but now it seems to be working fine. thus that´s why there was a lack of updates in the last week.Anyway, it´s been just over a week for Ryan Brandle and me and it´s been great. Our few days in Granada have been very interesting and filled with a ton of walking.
We went to Alhambra yesterday (the reason you come to Granada) and it was very cool. I don´t have time to go into it that much but basically it was one of the last or the last Arabic strong holds in this area. It´s a huge estate with many palaces and gardens that are beautiful.Other than that we got up one morning and decided to take a bus to Malaga so that we could go to the beach. It wasn´t the greatest beaches in the world by any means but the scenery was amazing if you know what i mean.Last night we went to a bar type of thing in the Arabic district and saw something that was similar to belly dancing. I don´t remember exactly what the style of dance was called but it was very cool.Other than that we have been planning where we will be going for the next 2 months or so. At this point here is my schedule.
Granada - 11
Madrid 12-14th
Morocco 15- 21st
Seville 22nd - 23rd
Granada 24-28
leave for Bordeux wine feastivle 29th
san sebastin 3rd
running of the bulls 6-9th
Berlin on the 14th
Amsterdam 19th-23rd
Brussels 24th - 26??
then I am planning what I will be doing up until Aug 3rd when we get to Prague. If anyone has suggestions of where to go between the 26-3rd that would be great. I was thinking norther france or possibly parts of germany or austria.
And here are the pictures with some captions
This picture on the left is the view from our apt last night. It rained for like 15 minutes or so and the sunset was pretty sweet. The picture on the right is me, Brandle, and his friend Jimmy in one of the caves I talked about earlier from Blarney Castle.The picture below is the Alhambra, or at least part of it beacuse it´s so damn big.
And when i just tried to do this all hell broke lose and it didn´t work but this is what I saved at that point so it´s what you get. so yeah, that´s it for today... until next time... keep it real or something.
Labels: Mike Flappan, Spain
posted by Mike at 4:39 AM
4 Comments:
I don't see Toledo, Spain on your list which makes me sad. It really is beautiful there. Narrow, cobblestone streets, with flowers hanging out over the streets from the windows overhead. But it's just south of Madrid. You should try to go.
Mike-I'm one of Brandle's friends, and I just got back from a 5 week trip thru Europe. I didn't see Switzerland on your list... I highly recommend Switzerland. You can stay in Zurich, and take short train rides to Luzerne and many smaller towns thru the Swiss Alps. It's absolutely incredible there.
I dont know Stephanie Dickens, but she is absolutely correct. You need to go to Switzerland. I recommend Interlachen. You can stay at a hostel called the Funny Farm which has a very cool atmosphere. I only planned for a couple days there, but ended up staying for 5 because I loved it so much. Plus it's the perfect place for things like sky diving, mountain biking, bungy jumping, canyoning, etc. You must go!
thanks for the info kids. I actually decided to do the north of france for the time being. I really do want to get to Switzerland in the future but I don't know if i'll be able to afford it. If i do make it it'll most likely be after Octoberfest. Also Kaci, I'm in madrid right now and thinking about taking a day trip tomorrow to Toledo. Nothing is set but I'll look more into it. Thanks for the advice kids.
Mike
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