Granada

  • spain in pictures: the land of tapas and street art

    spain was our first european stop after asia and we were treated to big helping of culture shock. laid back vibes, unrestricted eating at mercados, street art galore, moorish culture, tapas, gaudi, iberico ham, cheap wine, salmorejo, patatas bravas and…

  • Dreaming of Granada

    Even before we left, I knew that I want to come back to Granada. It’s such a beautiful city. So much greenery, colourful gardens, nice plazas to hangout. The city is small enough that you can walk everywhere. Within the…

  • The Alhambra, Granada’s Fortress on the Hill

    I knew nothing of the Alhambra before arriving in Granada. Our Airbnb host was very emphatic that we must visit the main attraction of the city. Later I learn that the Alhambra is the most visited attraction in Spain. By…

  • granada’s graffiti god, el nino de las pinturas

    so back when i was hunting for graffiti areas in granada to walk though i came up with lots of suggestions to check out the windy roads of the albaicin, the old moorish quarter.  our airbnb host also gave us…

  • the streets of spain are alive – graffiti love

    from our taxi ride departing the barcelona airport into the city, spain has offered up a smorgasboard of street art.  over the span of the four cities we visited, i’ve grown fonder and fonder of spain.  each of the cities…

  • tapas done right in granada

    so our first dinner in spain was a must-do in the form of tapas.  we ended up at cerveceria catalana and had a great meal with a few wobbly-pops to the tune of 40 euro.  not cheap but not breaking…

  • the hawkers of spain

    another culture shock element for us here… the street hawker.  in asia, the land of enterprising people, selling fake goods seems like a right of passage.  the giant malls (rundown buildings that have been out of maintenance for years) comprised…

  • technical difficulties in spain

    so over our 12 days in spain, we’ve had to make a few adjustments from life in asia.  nothing groundbreaking but these were some of the things we’ve noticed on a daily basis.  keep in mind that neither of us…

  • value lunches – discovering the menu dias in spain

    my limited knowledge of spanish culture has lead me to believe that they eat tapas for every meal.  idiotic and ignorant but that’s me most of the times.  it was a glorious discovery to find out that there are many…

  • weekly recap #15 – granada & sevilla

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. granada (airbnb, centro, 4 nights), sevilla (airbnb, macarena, 4 nights) q. favourite meal a. our last meal in sevilla.  the food for both granada and sevilla has been great…