Submitted by Abigail Conklin on the 2013 spring semester study abroad program in Granada, Spain…
This past week in Granada has been fun! We had a beach weekend so we were exploring the coast on Saturday and Sunday. We went to Alpujarras, Almuñécar, and Nerja. Alpujarras is a short distance away from Granada and is the home of jamón serrano. YUM! we had lunch there (with ham!) and walked around the mountainside for the morning.
Then we got on the bus with Mari Carmen (our professor for the weekend) and headed to the beach town of Almuñécar. Our hotel was right across the street from the beach but unfortunately it was cloudy and cold. The water was clear and the beach was mostly rocks instead of sand. We spent the night there and then traveled to Nerja for the last leg of our trip. It was also still cold and rainy. We went to the Balcón de Europa which has a statue of the current king`s grandfather and breathtaking views. It was such a great weekend before finals week!
