Tips for Traveling to Granada, Spain

My dad told me a while ago that there are people reading my blog and I've inspired them to travel to Spain!  So with this being said, I decided I would make a list of things for you to do OR avoid when you're traveling in Spain!  Here we go:


-have good walking shoes, you'll be walking everywhere you go


-don't smile at strangers or stare at their kids or dogs, for some reason people don't like when you do this.. I think since we're Americans, they think we're going to steal their kids from them or something.. who knows


-watch out for dog poop on the sidewalks.. since there's no grass, there's no place for the dogs to relieve themselves


-visit the Alhambra and Albaicín

La Alhambra

Albaicín

-stay away from anyone trying to hand Rosemary twigs or flowers or anything, they're gypsies and they'll make you pay for those things if you touch them.. Usually the gypsies have lots of jewelry and make up on

-if you take pictures of the street art (people dressed up like statues or different characters) you have to tip them

-remember that the Chinese shops have the cheapest merchandise

-it's rude to take food to go

-you don't have to tip!!! The servers and taxi drivers make a good hourly wage - just round your bill up to the nearest euro (4.38 round up to 5)

-great people with a kiss on each cheek

-use a purse that slings over your body.. this way it's harder for people to steal it from you!

-don't wear hoodies, shirts with logos, sweats, jeans that flare out, or athletic tennis shoes.. you'll stick out like a sore thumb!

-bring allergy medicine with you.. even though there's no grass, the trees are killer!

-eat a Kabap.. they're AMAZING!

- keep in mind that even though the temperature might be warm, the buildings are so close together that it feels much cooler

-bring an umbrella.. and if you forget yours, there are moros that sell them on the street for 3-5 euros

-some people speak English - but even if they don't speak the language, they are familiar with the USA and basically all the states!

-go to an ice cream shop.. they're fantastic!!!

-be careful with Andalucian Spanish.. they don't say "s" and forget to say the endings to most words

-"vale" = okay

-if you go to Barcelona WATCH YOUR BELONGINGS.. they want it all!

-wear skinny jeans/leggings and boots

-explore as much as you can!!!

-get sangria and tapas

I don't have much else to say today.  Today is the fiesta de primavera, I didn't want to celebrate because it was as mass of drunk Spaniards celebrating, and if it is anything like Cádiz.. I'm OUT!  I'm enjoying the warm weather that we've had lately (finally), after a lot of rain!!!  I'll update you later with the rest of my weekend fun!