From one side of Spain to the other

After over 20 hours of bus rides, 4 different cities, and countless number of museums, churches, ruins, and castles my mom and I had made it from the north to the south of Spain and back again in 13 days. It was a successful spring break with only a few minor incidents, one of them being nearly pick pocketed in Madrid, another being getting lost in the cold and rain at 1 a.m., but other than that we made out fine!

Bilbao, the city I go to school in, is very far north in Spain, as you can see from the map. We stopped in Madrid for lunch on the way down south, and the hopped back on a bus to Granada. Granada is famous for the Alhambra which is Moorish palace. It is one of the most impressing structures I've seen in my life. And this was my second visit. More photos of the Alhambra can be seen on my Flickr account.

After Granada, we got on yet another bus to Malaga which is a city right on the water, and one of the oldest cities in the world having a history dating from nearly 2,800 year ago.

 After the beach, we headed to Madrid for a proper stay. It was still brief, we only spent one night but we were still able to see the famous Prado Museum and eat lunch in Plaza Mayor.