andalucía

lots of shenanigans have gone down since november. time to share with you all.

eap sponsored a program trip to andalucía, one of the comunidades autónomas in the south of spain. the combination of hearing the lovely summer stories of the south and my wild imagination, i decided to bring my tanga along for the ride. sadly, we were never close enough to any sort of water and my little friend stayed tucked away for the weekend.

anyways, after a 5 hour bus ride, we were in córdoba, home to the mezquita.
i've seen pictures of the interior of the mosque before, but the architecture was super cool. my favorite has to be these brick arches; if i knew how to make clothes, i would sew myself a dress with the red and white arch pattern all over. hey project runway contestants, did you hear that one?
once los reyes católicos kicked the moros out of the iberian peninsula, they decided this mosque couldn't take all the credit for beautiful architecture. the mezquita is actually half mosque, half church. mind trip.
i think the best part of our trip to the mezquita was this attempted jumping picture. i'm sure the guard was highly offended.
in córdoba, we also went to a flamenco show. the main singer looked like a fat persian cat, amplified by the look on his face, as if he had kidney stones. it was adorable, his family was essentially the only non-americans in the crowd and his grandparents were clapping and yelling ¡OLÉ! with glee every 5 seconds.
my front row seat was pretty legit; i love the brightly colored dresses and swingy skirts.
another 3 hours on the bus and we were in granada, home of la fabulous alhambra. this palace has to be one of the most amazing historical monuments i've ever visited. so bland on the outside, fucking outrageous on the inside.
so much attention to detail... i'm just glad i wasn't one of the slaves that was forced to carve these designs on every wall.

awesome view of granada from the palace.
granada is full of muslim influence, it was really cool to see all of the various shops selling trinkets, jewelry and clothing. i found this lam display pretty awesome.
and last but not least, the best thing about granada is the TAPAS. when you order a drink, you get legitimate sandwiches. i had lunch and two sangrías for 5€!
love love love.
some photo credz to danone.