They are mountains (part of the Sierra Nevadas) which are literally right next to Granada. My host mom has a house there, so we spent part of the weekend just relaxing in the sun on her patio (did I mention I have another 5 day weekend? Thanks Constitution Day and Día de la Concepción Inmaculada!). We stayed in the village of Bubion, one of three "white towns" which are lined up through a river gorge. When viewed from the road, you can see all of them in a row! But I was sleeping on the way up, so I missed that. It was a quiet weekend, we saw 2 out of the 3 towns and watched movies. No internet, so I actually was a little productive and did some work. Cool thing at the house: this table which has a heater underneath it! The house was pretty cold, so at night we would all sit at the table and our feet/legs would be super warm.
Unfortunately, and probably due to global warming, there's a severe drought in the mountains. It's only snowed once there, and there was no rain in the fall, so instead of being green, the hills were brown and dead looking. But still gorgeous! From my host mom's patio, you could see the ocean! We had the afternoon sun, but as soon as the sun went behind another mountain, the temperature would drop like 10 degrees, so we would go inside. It was a really nice break from being in Granada and doing homework. Except now that's what I have to do. Just 3 days of classes, a weekend, 5 days of exams, packing, and then I'm home! Sadly, it would appear that I actually picked a difficult study abroad program which not only has me doing a paper for every class BUT ALSO an exam. Some of the exams are cumulative. So guess who's not really going to get out much the next 13 days? But that's OK because I'm sure I'll find little bits of time to get in those last vital moments of sightseeing....
On the way home, we passed a wind farm. I think Don Quixote would get decapitated if he tried to tilt at these...
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