Thursday, March 4, 2010
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¡Hola Andalucía!
After night spent at Airport of Alicante I came finally to Madrid - but more about the capital in the second part of the post. Short nap in Pawel's place and I was already waiting for the bus* to Granada.
*Here small advice - if anytime ever you are going to have a cheap journey around Spain and there are no more free seats in Ryanair flights (Yes, that's in fact the cheapest way of travelling in Spain - roundtrip from Barcelona to Madrid can cost 10 Euro) take the bus instead of train. First of all they are much cheaper (roundtrip ticket Mad-Granada costs 32 Euro and there is no fee for rebooking) and secondly you are avoiding unpleasant control which after March 2003 has been introduced in every train going to the capital.
Eventually we three - me, Pawel (who you already know, among others, from trip to Lvov) and Erik (Pawel's workmate, becario**) - set off in Granada, where adorable Spanish girls - Elena, Tati and Patricia together with Victor were already waiting for us. When you come to Spain - do it in February, it's a perfect time to see the cultural and thermal difference between Iberian Peninsula and the rest of the continent. And students are the perfect example, because then they finish exam sessions and are the most willing to party (and when they are not?!).
**becario - term describing not only the actual task of intern in the company, but also his status. As Pawel and Erik said, becario is a bit out of the rules and etiquette in companies. All the mistakes, inproper clothing, etc can be excused exactly with this word.
Hungry, but enjoying beauty of our hosts and good weather (in the night thermometer showed 12'C) we went to Tapas bar. And if someone has just few free hours in Spain and has a will to feel Spanish atmosphere, there is nothing else to do, but to go to any tapas bar. It's like all Spain, all customs, people, stereotypes, surprises, literally everything Spanish in one place and they have canas. Finally the clock struck midnight, so it was the best time to go for a party.
And the company for partying was no mean, because beforeparty took place in the apartment of students of medicine, where liberating Cuba we were checking our engineering skills. Party in the club with Spanish girls can be described with one single word - WOW!. There are just two nations for which dancing comes so naturally - Georgians and Spanish. And what's the best, they were so determined to teach me salsa, that I - a person whose feet and hips always quarrel with rythm - I was able to make few proper steps. What is very noticeable - apart from girls, who looked just gorgeous, 80% of local boys in disco just look the same. And I don't know if this is some trendsetting, or Granada-style, but they all wear blue shirts with white collars and have horrible, horrible hair-style -something between early Limahl and Danzel the only difference is the colour of hair. On the weekends - because that time I could experience, parties last till dusk. That's why before 1 pm it's hard to find people on the streets. We recovered also just afternoon, but it was a perfect time to see Granada.
What a city it is! Some say, that if you weren't in Sevilla, you didn't see a miracle. But if you weren't in Granada, you didn't see anything. Perhaps all the Andalucia, but definitely especially Granada is like an open book. Walking along the streets, passing next districts is like reading chapters of Spanish history one by one. It's enough to walk few meters to straight from Jewish Gates of Fajalauza walk in to Arab bazaar. I always said, that the best way to get to know foreign place is to get lost there because without guides and maps you can see much more. In Granada you can be led not only by your eyes, but all the senses are telling you were to go. Extraordinary mix of thousands of smells - of spices, food, shops and products sold on the streets can take you for a memorable trip in Granada.
What Big Ben is for London, Manhattan for NYC, the same Alhambra is not only for Granada, but for all the country. Honestly, I am not a big fan of visiting museums and generally the interiors, especially when I don't have too much time and the weather is great outside, so I left visiting this great fortress complex just for the case of rain. But if not from inside, then where can you go to see Alhambra? Of course to the St. Nicholas square. And as you can call Alhambra - the diamond of Granada - that square must be at least a piece of coal, turning to a diamond. Cyganeria, bohemia, call it as you want. I will not describe it, just watch!
It took two days and nights to see Granada, but only few hours to fall in love with this city. Speechless with delight we left Granada on Sunday's evening, the capital was waiting already...
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