Since I began my very own ¨Eurotrip¨ at the end of July, I have made fleeting visits to Germany, France and Spain. Granada in the Andalucia provence of Spain has been my favourite place so far, and since I have finally found an internet cafe where I can upload photos, I thought I would share some with you. Here I stayed in a traditional Andalucian house and found that it only took a few seconds to become accoustomed to the southern lifestyle. I spent my days taking multiple siestas in the hammocks of my hostel courtyard; getting up occassionally to explore the cobblestone alleyways of the Moorish quarter of town in search for a bar, because here in Granada, whenever you order a beer you get FREE TAPAS! This genius concept means instead of ¨going out for dinner¨, you simply ¨go get beer¨, the food part is covered, and it completely removes the need for a late night souvalaki run! I love Spain. I also visited the palaces and gardens of the Alhambra which was the last Muslim stronghold in Spain. It was truely magnificent and worth getting up at 4am to queue for the entry tickets.
(I´m not computer savy enough to turn these photos around sorry...Adam...?)
Next on the itinerary is a month in Paris learning French, then it´s on to Eastern Europe for two months before heading across to the UK for a month in Dec. I head home in Jan, but won´t actually arrive until Feb because I´ve managed to wrangle a one month ¨stop over¨ in Japan ¨on the way¨ home. Will keep you posted xoxo
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Annika, we currently have Zac and Nick here watching "The Chasers war on everything" (which I might add I do not approve of) and conversation has dropped to a minimum. The boys have hopefully enjoyed their spag bol (staple diet in our place) and filled up on the icecream that we no longer eat - they did complain when they had to scrape the ice off. What a lovely evening though when the cousins honour you with a visit and you really enjoy their company.
All I can say is, I wish I was there...
no you dont you silly girl. you wish you were travelling the world visiting romanticised getaways like spain....oh wait - YOU ARE.
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Hmmm.. that boy with the white shirt who appears in TWO of your photos looks like trouble.
That said, it all sounds excellent. Spoke with Amanda this afternoon and she said she'd been to Alhambra too and gave it a similar wrap. Mum and I found it on a web site (after looking up Granada in an atlas - I always thought it was in South America). It's terrific to read that things are going well but feel free to come home anytime soon. I keep a candle lit in your bedroom...
that's just creepy Dad
Grant, did you used to sneak in and stare at Annika while she slept like I do with Maisie? I do hope that my girl grows up to appreciate me more than your girl does..!
Sneak in and stare at her? I used to sleep on her floor every night and count the in-out breaths. I didn't sleep for three years. I quit the floor thing when I finally decided she'd got the hang of it...
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