Granada notes.....
Driving in southern Spain is like running with the Bulls in Pomplona. It is complete chaos in the urban centers. There are hardly any intersections...they use roundabouts...some huge and some tiny, and each a ride for your life. There seems to be no lane designation and no hard and fast rules....you simply dive into position and hope the other driver notices
Also, after 1000 miles of driving in both rural, suburban, and urban areas, I can count on 1 hand the number of SUV´s I´ve seen...much like the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. In Spain´s case, you simply can´t drive ANYWHERE in any city unless you have either a scooter (which there happens to be thousands of) or a mirco vehicle like ours. You need to see our pictures of the streets to believe how narrow they are...and the locals FLY down them with literally inches to spare from the walls, and locals scurrying for doorways to avoid being flattened...I´ve also definitley added a few levels to my "driving a clutch" skill.
So Granada,...it really comes down to one of the new wonders of the world,..the Alhambra.
Just crazy.
Too much to explain and I´m a bit too tipsy to write. I´d love to live in spain. They live life pretty close to how I´d like to live it. Here's pics of our little hotel...
To my buddies, we have to get together and plan some international travelling....as I´ve always said, internation travel changes your life....it´s completely undeniable.
Time to sleep.
Also, after 1000 miles of driving in both rural, suburban, and urban areas, I can count on 1 hand the number of SUV´s I´ve seen...much like the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. In Spain´s case, you simply can´t drive ANYWHERE in any city unless you have either a scooter (which there happens to be thousands of) or a mirco vehicle like ours. You need to see our pictures of the streets to believe how narrow they are...and the locals FLY down them with literally inches to spare from the walls, and locals scurrying for doorways to avoid being flattened...I´ve also definitley added a few levels to my "driving a clutch" skill.
So Granada,...it really comes down to one of the new wonders of the world,..the Alhambra.
Just crazy.
Too much to explain and I´m a bit too tipsy to write. I´d love to live in spain. They live life pretty close to how I´d like to live it. Here's pics of our little hotel...
To my buddies, we have to get together and plan some international travelling....as I´ve always said, internation travel changes your life....it´s completely undeniable.
Time to sleep.
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