What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

What started out as a fun weekend trip to Andalucia quickly turned into a trainwreck of a situation! Luckily I made some really great international friends along the way.

We left Alicante at 2am Friday morning, only to arrive late (a whopping 7 hours later) in Cordoba. The group I was traveling with didn't have the tickets to enter the Mezquita, and we had missed the free entrance times. The group disbanded and we went on our own, exploring the tranquil city of Granada.

Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos

My international friends telling me to "look American!"

That evening, we left Cordoba to head to our hostel in Granada. However, our "tour guides" failed to mention that our hostel was at the TOP of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and that we wouldn't be able to get food while we were there! We all stopped at a nearby supermarket to get microwaveable dinners and started our journey up the mountains. THREE HOURS LATER we came to a bridge at the top of the mountains, which the bus was unable to cross. We tried to find an alternate route to the hostel, but it was unsuccessful. We had no choice but to walk down the mountain in the freezing cold weather, only to arrive at the hostel and not be able to find the keys. Talk about a disaster!

Mis amigos y yo trying to enjoy the impromptu jam session while looking for the hostel keys. 

The next morning we trekked back down the mountain to enjoy our day in Granada. Again, our tour guides were unprepared, so mis amigos nuevos y yo explored the city solo! It was a long day...but we got a great feel for the super welcoming city of Granada!

La Alhombra in the background (from the outside...just in case we never made it in)

On Sunday morning, we were pleasantly surprised with entrance tickets to La Alhombra....the highlight of the weekend. It was absolutely gorgeous, and I am so thankful that we were able to see it while in Andalucia.

Amigas - Day 3

Amigas nuevas! 

Needless to say...it was an exhausting weekend. Anything that could have possibly gone wrong did. I am so glad that I met so many nice people on this trip, but it is safe to say we had NEVER BEEN HAPPIER to be back in Alicante :)