Quick stop in Granada to see the Alhambra

The view from Rambutan Guesthouse is astonishing. On our way up to the hostel, Brent decided to take a picture every 5 steps, so he has a really cool “video” of our walk up to Rambutan. Everyone at the hostel was very welcoming and offered us a glass of water as we stumbled through the front door with our packs. It was quite a long walk from the train station, but we are trying to cut costs by not taking public transport. We figure we need the exercise anyways. :)

Although we were only at Rambutan for a night, everyone really tried to make us feel at home and it seemed as though the current group of travelers had become close buddies in a short amount of time. There was a guy from Slovakia and two other guys from Rome in our room who were both very talkative and interested in our travels. The morning after our arrival, we headed to the Alhambra at 8:00am and were ultimately rather disappointed in the experience. I have fond memories of the visit when I first came two years ago, but the overabundant crowd made this “attraction” far less desirable to reside in for any length of time. Everyone was shoulder to shoulder and you really couldn’t walk anywhere without getting in someone’s picture. Nonetheless, we spent a few hours grazing through the gardens and the palace and left feeling content that we had included this trip on our itinerary.