Granada and Madrid

The view from the Hostel in Granada...great day and another beautiful city. So far I haven`t been to a city I despise so I think its been a pretty good success thus far. Now Granada was great but it wasn`t my favorite city...I was able to meet some great people, but for thrills this isn`t the place to go.

But hold on a second...this place has free tapas...yes free, but you do need to buy a drink...really whatrver feels nice on the palat will do. I was able to go on a tapas tour put on by the hostel and wow it was great. The group was awesome and the tapas...mmm...mmm..mmm. Well except for one place...we got baked potatoes...weird stuff.

As for sight seeing, the city has one huge draw...called the Alhambra. Its the last standing Moorish stronghold in Spain. Also the biggest one in the world. I think it could be one of the seven wonders if I was listening in to people talking. That was a great visit...long walks, but well worth it.

After the walk through of Granada off to Madrid I went. Again I realize the Eurail pass does not allow free travel by train...hmmm guess they forget to mention that when buying the thing. Turns out the trip to Madrid costs me about 7 euro`s as the ticket guy ends up messing up my days. Oh well off to Madrid where Im meeting up with a fellow Canadian I met in Seville.
I arrive in Madrid really late on Friday night. Of course no cabbie wants to take me the distance of the hostel...sooo looks like im going to be going on a nice trek of the city around midnight in the hunormous city of Madrid. Good thing for me I don`t get jumped or anything, but of course take the good ol round about getting to the hostel. Man I can`t believe how after you spend a few days in the city you can`t believe you get lost in the first place...geeez.


The next day in Madrid turns out to be their crazy all night party or festival. Therefore the picture on your right is of one of the features of this grand night festival. It was pretty crazy. People stay up from 9pm to 7am when everything closes. I wish I took a picture of all the people because all the streets were just jammed with people and partying and drinking in the streets. And yes...I did indulge in the street drinking...sheeesh its part of the culture right...

Sunday equals Real Madrid. My first ever proffesional soccer game. Me and the guy from Canada head to the field around noon and get our ticket from a scalper...turns out we thought we had better seats then what we paid for...oh well lesson learned. Expensive but sooo worth it. We also went on a tour of the stadium which allowed us to see the field up close and personal...absolutely breathtaking. Seats over 89 thousand people.

In the game there were seven goals scored...I couldn`t believe that at a soccer game there was that much action. Still I wish the crowd was a little rowdier, but eh them the breaks. I had a blast. Madrid won and I also bought a jersey...wooosh there goes my budget out the window for that day.


Monday was a slower day just getting everything settled. One I was really tired from a night of partying after the soccer game then did some laundry...n basically just walked around the city of Madrid. I bought my ticket for Barcelona and I`m heading there early Tuesday morning...soo a little bit more of a lax day tonight. I saw a pub was hosting the Monday night football game, however staying up until it starts at 1 am...ya probably not the best idea. Hopefully Ill get a little relaxing time in Barcelona before Im off to France, but I highly doubt it.