This is part of the old Muslim
quarter of Granada. The twisty streets and tea houses are very
a cool. This pict was taken from the Alhambra, pictured left.
A
night view of the Alhambra, said to be the most brilliant Islamic
building in all of Europe. Its an amazing spread of buildings,
gardens and moving water (more on that later). Many parts of the
Alhambra can be visited, for free, any time of the day & night,
so you don't need to 'sneak' in anywhere. Almost. The most amazing
palaces you have to wait in line and get a ticket for, but you
could easily spend days in the complex.
Part of the Alhambra is the Alcazar,
or fortress. You can see the view and its strategic location.
The Palacio Nazaríes,
from within the Alhambra. The palace is renowned for its perfectly
proportioned rooms and courtyards, beautiful tiling, molded stucco
walls & ceilings, and wooden carving. Its mesmerizing and
amazingly beautiful.
Palacios de los Leones
(Palace of the Lions) inside of Nazaríes. This is said
to be part of the royal harem.
Stunning
These are arches that
have not been fully restored. I just liked this picture.
Unfortunately what you
can't see is that each bump inside of the big star forms a little
star and that forms another star and that forms another star and
that forms another.You could get lost up there.
Part of
the gardens. The Muslims used this area as part of their summer
palace. The Arabs did amazing things with water, as noted by the
reflection pond and the next photo.
The water staircase.
Many places you go within the Alhambra are surrounded by the sounds
of water & fountains. Not what I expected in Spain.
This is
inside of part of the garden. A bit of a maze with shrubbery (:o)
Sun setting at the Alcazar....
At the Mirador
de San Nicolas, can you guess what's in the background?
This is a corner near
the Plaza Nevada, or the newer section of Granada
Dale enjoying
one of those tea houses. They had some little tobacco-ish samples
you could try with the hookah. It was pretty humorous for the
tourists.
This was one of the
7 (yes that's 7!) flamenco shows I hit while in Spain. Each was
different, and I must say I became a little addicted to it. This
was in Granada, at the only big show for tourists I saw. The smaller
shows in clubs or bars were much more interesting.
Part of
the old section of town
Muslim quarter streets
Corral De
Carbon, a 14th century inn for merchants & coal dealers
That's one hotel....
This is part of the old
Muslim quarter of Granada. The twisty streets and tea houses
are very a cool. This pict was taken from the Alhambra,
pictured left.
A
night view of the Alhambra, said to be the most brilliant
Islamic building in all of Europe. Its an amazing spread of
buildings, gardens and moving water (more on that later).
Many parts of the Alhambra can be visited, for free, any time
of the day & night, so you don't need to 'sneak' in anywhere.
Almost. The most amazing palaces you have to wait in line
and get a ticket for, but you could easily spend days in the
complex.
Part of the Alhambra is the Alcazar,
or fortress. You can see the view and its strategic location.
The Palacio Nazaríes,
from within the Alhambra. The palace is renowned for its perfectly
proportioned rooms and courtyards, beautiful tiling, molded
stucco walls & ceilings, and wooden carving. Its mesmerizing
and amazingly beautiful.
Palacios de los
Leones (Palace of the Lions) inside of Nazaríes. This
is said to be part of the royal harem.
Stunning
These are arches
that have not been fully restored. I just liked this picture.
Unfortunately what
you can't see is that each bump inside of the big star forms
a little star and that forms another star and that forms another
star and that forms another.You could get lost up there.
Part
of the gardens. The Muslims used this area as part of their
summer palace. The Arabs did amazing things with water, as
noted by the reflection pond and the next photo.
The water staircase.
Many places you go within the Alhambra are surrounded by the
sounds of water & fountains. Not what I expected in Spain.
This
is inside of part of the garden. A bit of a maze with shrubbery
(:o)
Sun setting at the
Alcazar....
At the
Mirador de San Nicolas, can you guess what's in the background?
This is a corner
near the Plaza Nevada, or the newer section of Granada
Dale
enjoying one of those tea houses. They had some little tobacco-ish
samples you could try with the hookah. It was pretty humorous
for the tourists.
This was one of
the 7 (yes that's 7!) flamenco shows I hit while in Spain.
Each was different, and I must say I became a little addicted
to it. This was in Granada, at the only big show for tourists
I saw. The smaller shows in clubs or bars were much more interesting.
Part
of the old section of town
Muslim quarter streets
Corral
De Carbon, a 14th century inn for merchants & coal dealers
