Granada is most famous for the Alhambra. A massive palincial city built by the Arabs around the 13th century and added to over the next few hundred years by the Christians. It is the most visited attraction in Spain and is absolutely amazing. I had heard of the Alhambra before even starting this trip, though I didn't actually really know what it was or even where it was. So when I heard it was in Granada that just cemented my "plan" to go there. I got to Granada...

This entry will mostly focus on the couple of day trips I took while in Madrid. One to Segovia and the other to Toledo. Segovia is the first one I took and is known for its Roman aqueduct and castle, which was the one Disney used as inspiration for the castle in Sleeping Beauty. Toledo is the old capital of Spain (until the 16th century) and is an amazing old medieval town set upon the cliffs overlooking a river on 3 sides and with the old city wall on the 4th si...

"We need to find a pub with less class and more beer". Been awhile since I started an entry with a quote from a fellow traveler. This one was uttered while trying to find a place to drink and finding ourselves in a rather swanky looking place with only one beer on tap. But I should rewind a little. I arrived at Madrid airport at about 10pm after successfully navigating 3 trains and a plane all in one day from Kirchdorf, Austria that morning. It was a rather long ...

Barceòpna was a bit of an interesting time. We were there for 4 days, but somehow didn't really do anything. I think we were getting hit with a hangover 3 days in the making from Oktoberfest. We were completely unorganised and dysfunctional. For example, each day there were two free walking tours, one at 10am and one at 2pm. For 3 straight days we planned on doing one and managed to missed them every time. We did manage on one night to go and see the Magic Foun...