Tag: Spain

  • Granada

    Granada

    When I was planning a trip to Spain, I knew that I would need to stop in Granada. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to see the Alhambra, the large complex where rulers lived looking over the city. Granada is in the Al-Andalus, or Andalucia nowadays, area of southern Spain that…

  • Toledo

    Toledo

    I arrived to Toledo after a painful exchange at the Madrid train stations. I arrived at the north Madrid train station and needed to get to the south one. No problem, I thought foolishly, I’ll just take the metro. Bad decision: I felt like one of those commuter trains in Japan with people crammed in.…