Yesterday was a VERY long day for the students of Ciudad Real, as we made the three-hour bus ride to Granada to take a tour of the Alhambra and an evening tour of some historic neighborhoods of the city. Diego did a fantastic job of explaining the history and importance of the Alhambra, and the students had an amazing time taking pictures from the towers of this old fortress and getting an incredible view of Granada below. After the tour, we headed down to the city area for some free time to grab some food and shop. As we were heading to the cathedral, we noticed a Starbucks right next to the crosswalk, so of course we had to grab some iced beverages. Some students decided to go into the cathedral while others went shopping. We met up later to begin our evening tour/hike of the streets of Granada, and though we were all very tired, we made the best of it and enjoyed learning about the history of Granada.
Plans don't always go as smoothly as we'd like, and we were all very surprised when one of the tires on the bus 'expired' during our return to Ciudad Real. Thankfully we were very close to the pitstop where we stopped in the morning, so we waited there a little bit until our replacement bus arrived. The students were AMAZING during this time. They had an impromptu dance party in the parking lot, and not once did we hear any complaints from the group. We rolled into Ciudad Real around 3:10am, and students went home with their host families immediately after. All in all, it was a great day full of fun memories!
No comments:
Post a Comment