'No Pasa Nada' in Granada

I've come to the conclusion that I will never write the post I wanted over Granada because I'm far to lazy to write everything down. However, I will scribble down the highlights of my trip to visit Daniel!

Yes, I practically traveled by myself again to Granada. I didn't know anyone on the trip and went with a travel company here in Sevilla. After, my first traumatic night in Sevilla I didn't think I could travel alone anymore but I some how mustered enough courage to do it. Besides, Granada is only three hours away via bus.

It pretty much looked identical to this, shells and all.

I tried Paella for the first time. Daniel's senora made Paella for lunch and offered to let me have some. She was so sweet! It was my first traditional Spanish dish and it was delish! At my homestay my senora, though she's amazing, doesn't make traditional Spanish food. Our meals consist of french fries and bread, so when I came to see Daniel's homestay I was more than excited to try an authentic home cooked Spanish meal. I am jealous that he gets homecooked meals like this almost every single day. I'm lucky if I get lentils every two weeks. (Lentils is my favorite dish that my host mom makes, and the only meal that seems semi-Spanish.) Daniel and I also got a drink when we first met up. I got a tinto de verano and he got a cerveza and we got tapas for free. Apparently, Granada is known for their free tapas. If you buy a drink or two you always get free tapas here. Sevilla, take note! Not that tapas are excessively expensive here because they only range from 1-5 euros per tapa dish, but free is ALWAYS better. Alcohol and food for a couple euros? Yes, please!

El camborio, a discoteca in Granada, was absolutely beautiful. It had caves and nice decorations inside. I absolutely loved the place. The crowd was alright. There were lots of foreigners and no breathing room on the dance floor, but overall a really fun place. I think it's my favorite discoteca thus far, if we are judging the aesthetics only. The club is in a nice location (even though it took 15+ minutes to hike up the hill to reach the club) and looks out to the Alhambra, which looks amazing at night. El camborio isn't your typical square discoteca with regular flat walls. There are cool caves downstairs all lit up kind of like VIP rooms. The negative part was that it's 10 euros to get it. Luckily, we didn't pay but 10 euros is a lot. I have yet to pay to get into a discoteca here, and I hope to keep that streak going. I think it's ridiculous to pay to get into a discoteca especially when the mixed drinks are at least 7 euros. However, if you're lucky chupitos(shots) will cost you 1 euro and you'll be good to go. Or most people Botellon beforehand. Botellon is pretty much the Spanish version of pregaming. You buy a couple bottles and drink outside with your friends and a whole buncha other people. I can't wait for warmer weather so we can do this by the river in Sevilla.

Granada was absolutely beautiful. The parks and mountains are breath-taking. Granada is known for its natural surrounding. It was a little more ghetto than Sevilla because every building was tagged with graffiti and the kids dress more urban and street wear style, but nonetheless Granada is definitely worth visiting when in Andalucia.

I really enjoyed this trip. It was nice to get away from Sevilla for a couple days and to see familiar face. I was in such a rut last week and extremely homesick for my friends. I'm glad I got hang out and explore a new city.