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Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy
Off to Granada
I am going to be at my house in Granada province next week, with limited internet access over 3G. I'll try and post some photos, as I think the countryside is going to be rather nice this time of year. Weather permitting.
"Okay, now I've told you all the nicer aspects of Granada weather, it's time to reveal it's darker side that most tourism operators don't want you to know about.
Even though Granada is a non-industrialized city it still gets it fair share of air pollution (car fumes and dust).
In summer (July and August), you'll notice that the Granada weather is a little dusty because the soil is extremely dry. So any wind simply sweeps the dust off the ground into the air. Also because Granada is surrounded by mountains, the air particles residing over Granada accumulate in the narrow streets when there is some wind.
The dust and car fumes can become quite thick during periods of drought, especially when the region suffers from heat wave conditions. Normally, during heat waves, the wind becomes quite strong and so dust goes everywhere.
So you need to carefully plan your trip so it doesn't coincide with these air pollution events. There have been many people who have left Granada in disgust since they arrived when the smell of all the air pollutants were at their peak.
Granada weather, like most southern and central parts of Spain, is subject to the occasional severe thunderstorm. These mainly occur during the summer and autumn. Most of this thunderstorm activity is not severe but comes in quick, heavy downpours. Since the back streets in Granada are narrow, you might find the occasional car being carried along by the raging torrent. These floods disappear as quickly as they arrive.
The region around Granada is subject to hailstorms but less likely to be hit by tornadoes. A vast majority of these storms are accompanied by strong winds but again these winds weaken once the storm has passed."
Oh, Dear ME! I hope it's better in April, Blimey!!
Can anyone recommend a good Flamenco pena in Granada?
I think there is at least one foro member who lives in Granada and I am surprise Escribano did suggest any.
I know of only one, La Plateria, there might be others. I have seen José María Ortíz play there, I think he plays there a lot. I love this guitarist. http://www.laplateria.org.es/
Can anyone recommend a good Flamenco pena in Granada?
It would be nice if the show would end before 21...
Where are you staying in Granada? La Plateria, which is not too far up in the Albaicin, is really walking distance from most places in the center of town. It is a membership club though, and I think only has a couple of shows a month that the public can buy tickets to, if that.
Shows don't start until 2300, of course (Actually more like 2330)
Other than that, there are the Cuevas in Sacramonte - if there is one there that isn't basically a tourist trap, please let me know. I think some of the restaurants with shows in the Albaicin are actually more enjoyable usually. (I think I remember one name as La Zoraya ??).
The Eshevera Club has apparently shut down - too bad.
Can't make Cadiz, this time I am afraid. Weather turned rainy today, but they need it here very badly. Managed to find an insecure wifi over the rooftops Bouncing it off my iPhone to an iPad in the house.
Bought an iPad to take to Europe this past spring. They're relatively useless without an internet connection. Worked great for navigation, e-mail and the like. To my shock and surprise, there was often no cellular coverage in the Italian countryside riding the train, though it appeared to be perfectly civilized. Apparently Steve Jobs didn't know such remote areas existed.
If it weren't for Google maps and GPS on my iPhone, we would still be driving around lost in the old part of Siena.
It had been eight years since Larisa toured the Amalfi coast on her big Suzuki motorcycle. We were staying in Sorrento, so there was ample opportunity to get lost. She hopped into the little convertible and gave me the guided tour over the maze of twisty roads without so much as a glance at a map. Walking tours of Amalfi, Positano, etc as well. I was impressed.
Yes. We had a great dinner at an outdoor restaurant in the marvelous Piazza del Campo. But we were tired and planned to head out to Venice the next day--another pretty nice place.
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Bouncing it off my iPhone to an iPad in the house. 
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