The Alhambra, part 1
On thursday, we got up early and Manolo drove us down to The Alhambra. I was very interested in seeing Moorish Architecture, and this was the one place I had chosen in advance of the trip, as someplace I must see.
It was raining pretty good when we got there. A bit of a wind, too. Temps in the low sixties, at best.
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The first place we went was the Generalife gardens.
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This is the Patio de la Acequia.
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While we were up there, the rain quit.
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We could see sun on the mountains on the far side of the city, but it took a while for it to reach us.
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After the Generalife, we walked down to the Nasrid palace for our tour.
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If I remember correctly, this is from the gardens after that tour.
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Then we had dinner.
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This is the palace of Charles V, built in 1527,
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and it's front doors,
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and the patio.
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Nearby were some souvenir shops, in some of the original Moorish buildings.
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Then we went to the Alcazaba. Long before the palace was built, there was a Moorish fort on the mountain. Inside the walls can be seen the soldiers' quarters.
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On the westernmost point, there is a very large tower.
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With a fantastic view of the city of Granada.
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By this time, as you can see, the sun was shining. We went back up to the gardens for another look.
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After leaving the Alhambra, we stopped at a scenic overlook. You could see the city from there too, but it also had a nice view of the snow capped mountains to the south. And this was the first time the clouds had cleared from them.
Click here for a picture of Donna's.
The photo was taken from the Generalife gardens. It's looking across a ravine at the Nasrid palace, with the Alcazaba walls and towers behind it.
It was raining pretty good when we got there. A bit of a wind, too. Temps in the low sixties, at best.
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The first place we went was the Generalife gardens.
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This is the Patio de la Acequia.
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While we were up there, the rain quit.
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We could see sun on the mountains on the far side of the city, but it took a while for it to reach us.
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After the Generalife, we walked down to the Nasrid palace for our tour.
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If I remember correctly, this is from the gardens after that tour.
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Then we had dinner.
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This is the palace of Charles V, built in 1527,
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and it's front doors,
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and the patio.
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Nearby were some souvenir shops, in some of the original Moorish buildings.
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Then we went to the Alcazaba. Long before the palace was built, there was a Moorish fort on the mountain. Inside the walls can be seen the soldiers' quarters.
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On the westernmost point, there is a very large tower.
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With a fantastic view of the city of Granada.
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By this time, as you can see, the sun was shining. We went back up to the gardens for another look.
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After leaving the Alhambra, we stopped at a scenic overlook. You could see the city from there too, but it also had a nice view of the snow capped mountains to the south. And this was the first time the clouds had cleared from them.
Click here for a picture of Donna's.
The photo was taken from the Generalife gardens. It's looking across a ravine at the Nasrid palace, with the Alcazaba walls and towers behind it.