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  • Moritz BallerSommer 2018
    Day40

    Alhambra

    June 17 in Spain

    Nach der Tour durch die Stadt sind wir zur Alhambra gegangen. Wir haben uns bereits vorgestern Tickets für den "Palacios Nazaries" gekauft, weil diese oft wochenlang im voraus ausverkauft sind. Man bekommt eine feste Zeit für die Besichtigung der Paläste, kann aber schon vorher die anderen Sachen besichtigen. Zuerst sind wir zur Alcazaba, welche der Alcazaba in Almeria sehr ähnlich ist. Danach ging es in die "Palacios Nazaries" für die man eben die Tickets vorher kaufen muss. Das sind die moslemischen Paläste. Es hat sich wirklich gelohnt. Mit soviel Details dekoriert. Man fühlt sich wie in einem orientalischn Märchen. Danach ging es zum "Palacio de Carlos V.", der dagegen Recht schlicht wirkt. Das sollte aber mit Absicht, als Gegenteil zu den anderen Palästen davor, so sein. Zuletzt ging es noch zum "Generalife", eine schöne Parkanlage die außerhalb der eigentlichen Alhambra liegt. Hier befindet sich das Gartenschloss, das ebenfalls im Still der "Palacios Nazaries" ist.
    Die Alhambra ist auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert.    Read more

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  • The Munro FamilyGranada
    Day59

    Ivys birthday in the alpujarras

    October 3, 2017 in Spain

    We ventured out of town this weekend to the mountains above Granada - the Alpujarras. Little white villages built on steep slopes within a dramatic rocky landscape. We arrived a little bit homesick (missing the grand final) & bus sick (very winding roads) but were revived quickly by our very tranquil & quaint little casa in the hills.

    Ivy celebrated her long-awaited 4th birthday. The boys even trekked to the next village to get her a chocolate cake complete with pink sprinkles!

    Now back to our new 'normal' in Granada. School, Spanish, soccer, music & dance & usually a few to many cervezas!    Read more

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  • Moritz BallerSommer 2018
    Day39

    Flamenco

    June 16 in Spain

    Heute hatten wir noch ein großes Highlight - ein Flamenco Abend. Wir wurden mit dem Bus am Campingplatz abgeholt und sind dann in das Viertel "Sacromonte" gefahren. Hier gibt es sehr viele Flamenco Bars/Restaurants, sie werden auch die Gypsi Höhlen genannt. Wir bekommen ein einfaches Vier-Gänge-Menü auf der Dachterrasse des Restaurants mit einem perfekten Blick auf die Alhambra. Danach geht es ins Kellergewölbe und die Show beginnt. Die Gruppe besteht aus zwei Sängern, einem Gitarrist und vier Tänzern. Es ist wirklich beeindruckend welche Emotionen die Tänzer zeigen. Auch das Rhythmusgefühl ist unglaublich. Ein Abend, der sein Geld wert war.Read more

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  • Janine und MarkusAround-The-World Part 2
    Day10

    Granada - Alhambra, Generalife & More

    June 14 in Spain

    Now we are in Granada, a city which is famous for the Alhambra. The Alhambra is a castle located above the city and one of the most visited sights in Europe.

    The view from the castle down to the city and up to the mountains of the Sierra Nevada was really amazing.

    Jetzt sind wir in Granada angekommen. Granada ist bekannt für die Alhambra, eine Burganlage aus dem 9. Jahrhundert. Die Alhambra ist eine der meist besuchten Sehenswürdigkeiten in ganz Europa und so trifft man hier auch Touristen aus nahezu allen Regionen der Erde. Neben der Burg an sich gibt es auch noch ein paar Paläste und einen riesigen Palastgarten. An sich ist die Alhambra wirklich einen Besuch wert.

    Der Blick von der Burg über die Stadt und in die andere Richtung auf die schneebedeckten Berge der Sierra Nevada waren wirklich beeindruckend.

    Als Tipp des Tages:
    Man sollte sich aber die Tickets frühzeitig im Internet kaufen, da es vor Ort leider keine Ticketshops gibt und auch nicht unbegrenzt Leute rein gelassen werden. Wir hatten Glück und konnten zumindest noch die Burg, die Gärten und den Generalife Palast besichtigen.    Read more

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  • The Munro FamilyGranada
    Day44

    Churros & soccer

    September 18, 2017 in Spain

    Now three weeks in and we are starting to find our feet! We finally tracked down churros & it goes without saying that it was hugely popular!! The boys have joined a soccer club & Chris has somehow found himself again in assistant coach position. The boys hang out for the Tuesday & Thursday games. Last night while having dinner we had to leave the Barcelona match on in case they scored!! It seems our football obsession is transferable across boundaries.

    School continues to go well. Max has scored a seat next to a girl that gives him lollies everyday. Tom is learning the numbers & doing lots of coloring in & Ivy has made a friend.

    Chris & I have done our first tapas night with some other expats. Delicious, lots of drinks, out too late!    Read more

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  • The Munro FamilyGranada
    Day98

    More birthday parties..

    November 11, 2017 in Spain

    This week has been the week of Tom with him celebrating his 6th bday. Two of the lovely mums from his class invited us to do a joint party with their kids Sara & Pablo, which we keenly accepted. The parties here are almost all held in ‘the pinos’ above the city. The spot has spectacular views out to the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains & lots of room for the kids to roam. It was great to see Tom enjoying himself and getting showered with love from his new classmates. Tomorrow his birthday celebrations continue with us all going to a soccer game to see the team ‘Granada’ in action.

    Out of all the kids Tom has had the hardest time adjusting to a new place & school. I’m pleased to report however that over the past couple of weeks he has switched into gear. Almost like he has accepted the fact that this is his new reality & has decided to enjoy it. Fingers crossed he stays on track from here!!

    The weather has also suddenly changed here. We are waking up to 1 or 2 degree mornings & we have snow on the mountains. We are struggling to work the complicated, underfloor heating system in our house & it is COLD. The days are still clear, warm & sunny but I’m already missing the warm summer evenings we experienced when we first arrived. The kids of course are super excited about seeing snow for the first time! That might be my next post!!    Read more

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  • The Munro FamilyGranada
    Day125

    A puente

    December 8, 2017 in Spain

    A puente is a holiday in spain from the 6th - 10th December. The 6th (Wednesday) is constitution day & the 8th (Friday) is the feast of the immaculate conception of the blessed Virgin Mary. The holiday is called a puente (meaning bridge) in recognition of the fact that they need an extra day off to bridge the time between the weekend and the holidays to create a long weekend. Love this country!!

    We utilized our days off school off with a short trip to nearby town Cordoba & under intense pressure from Max we drove up to Sierra Nevada to touch the snow.

    The highlight of Cordoba was the Mezquita-Catedral a beautiful and fascinating building that symbolizes the many religious changes Cordoba has undergone over the centuries. My pictures don’t do this building justice - it is truly amazing. Of course the kids were more interested in the garbage truck outside and Ivy actually declared she was bored after 3.5 minutes. Max used the time to ask us every question imaginable about the death of Jesus & the meaning behind all of the other religious drawings, all of which Chris & I were ill-equipped to deal with.

    The sun was shining for our first time in the snow. No skiing but great fun tobogganing & just general messing around. I think we will be back soon!    Read more

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  • The Munro FamilyGranada
    Day122

    Autumn colours

    December 5, 2017 in Spain

    One of our favourite places to stroll in Granada are the paths leading up to and around the Alhambra and surrounding gardens. They are steep but spectacular & there are lots of things to explore on the way up. Right now the trees are all red and yellow & with snow capped mountains framing the view it is beautiful! Just a shame that it’s sooo damn cold!!!

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  • The Munro FamilyGranada
    Day122

    Christmas lights

    December 5, 2017 in Spain

    Some of you will know that I’ve always loved Christmas carols & Christmas lights. So it was with delight that I dragged the boys into the centre square tonight to see the lights get switched on. They didn’t disappoint!

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  • DeanandLindasTravelsOur European Adventure 2018
    Day9

    A Day Trip to Granada, Spain

    May 10 in Spain

    Granada is about 2 hours away, so we got up early. We saw a weather front pouring over the mountain tops like a waterfall. Very cool! We also had a chance to see more poppies and actually got a picture of them as we drove past on the motorway (freeway).

    Granada was very confusing! We entered an Information Center into the GPS and couldn’t find it or a Park and Ride. We tried to find the Alhambra but GPS didn’t recognize that word alone. Finally we saw signs, Alhambra Palace in English, and followed those. Once we were at the Alhambra, we found out we had needed to buy tickets online several days in advance. We thought we’d be safe because it’s early in the season. No tickets were available for the next two days, so we thought we were out of luck, but then we noticed some parts are free!Read more

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