Partying and Hiking

This last weekend, or fin de semana as the spaniards would say, I did two really exciting things. On friday I went to a discoteca which is THE thing to do in Spain. Everyone who's young and restless gets their groove on at one of the many discotecas. In Granada there are three to choose from. We chose the Mae West, which if any of you are old american movie buffs will know that she was a famous actress.

Before we got our groove on, we decided to hit up the local Irish pub. Since the discoteca is located in a mall, we walked around the indoor mall and stopped by a pub for a refreshing Guinness. Being in the mall at midnight and going to a bar was a really strange experience. After our beer, we started dancing and were on the dance floor for at least four hours. I didn't get home until five in the morning. I was exhausted but it was ridiculously fun.

Saturday was spent recovering from friday, so that day was pretty much a waste but on Sunday we went on a epic hike through the mountains above the Alhambra. There was some snow still on the ground from our recent storms which was exciting, at least for us californians. Everyone from the east coast thought we were crazy for jumping up and down over a few spots of snow.

The views from the hike were amazing and the first half was a pleasant stroll through the hills. The second half got a little more interesting. We walked towards a cliff and watched as our guides started skipping down an enormous hill. THey just expected us to skip down after us which we eventually had to do. After manuevering down some trails we were horrified to watch our guides discuss which was the safest route. SHouldn't they know before we got there? Every path was muddy and slippery and kids were falling left and right. Finally we made it to the bottom and got some burger king. Hmmm...burger king.