Ducklings and Granada

Week #2 was great with Sophie! We have been searching all week for the baby ducks and the mommy duck.  Each day we ask, “where are you baby ducks? Where are you moony duck?” – this has been quite a point of conversation! Its really amazing how fast she is picking up English..!  On Friday we went to the pond again and finally – the baby ducks and the mommy duck had arrived!  There were 7 little ducklings swimming around and Sophie was very excited to finally get to see them!  As we watched them and moved from one side of the pond to the other to get the best views, the seagulls came by… one swooped down and grabbed a duckling and we watched it wiggle in the air and be swallowed by the seagull ..pretty horrible! Sophie was very vocal and made it very clear that the birds should go away “no no no!!  don’t eat the baby ducks!!”

Sophie-very excited to see the ducks!

Seagull in action with the duckling..hard to see but it's in its mouth...

The surviving four!

After the morning in Estepona with Sophie, I hopped in a blablacar (car share service) and headed off for Granada!  I stayed with my friend Amar who I met in 2006 at a tawonga peacemakers weekend with people from all over the world.  We have stayed in touch here and there over the years and it was so great getting to stay with him and explore Granada with him and his friends after all of these years!

Beautiful shops with lanterns on small streets in Granada 

The Alhambra - we were lucky to get tickets the day of and we spend four hours wandering through the palace and garden areas. 

A donkey we met that was hanging out outside of the Alhambra. No owner present..

Incredibly detailed sandstone carvings all throughout the Alhambra palace

Amar and I sitting on the edge of the Alhambra, enjoying the views!

The view of Alhambra and the city from St Nicholas 

We caught the end of the sunset from San Miguel, a great lookout spot of the whole city!

A very gold filled church!

Our 11 year tour guide at the Plaza de Toros (bull fight ring). He didn't seem to want to be working, but he was sweet and showed us the whole place and brought us into the areas where the Bulls stay, the medical room, horse area..etc

Bull fights start sometime next month.. 

International women's day parade through Granada!

Music and flamenco dancing at plaza nueva!

It was a great weekend - took a 4.5hr bus back and now I'm home and ready for the week ahead!