In late October/ early November (I really don't remember) Maren and I traveled to Granada in the south of Spain. This is a town renowned for its Alhambra, an ancient Moorish fortress that is stunning. It is odd that Spain now exploits its Moorish past for tourism dollars, when long ago they kicked all of the Moors out of Spain because they hated them, but I digress. We took a 6 hour train to Granada, arriving late Friday night. The next day we went to the Alhambra, which took all morning. After that we shopped a bit, but really there wasn't much to do in Granada, other than the Alhambra.Sunday morning we walked around the old Jewish quarter and then caught a train back to Madrid. This is really more of a photo post, as the Alhamra was too pretty to limit myself to only 5 pictures...
Me on the train, while the Spaniards took their smoke break (yes the train stopped for a smoke break)
A Rose
Ceiling of an Arab Bath
Which is bigger, Clint or the Archway?
Coolest thing ever: Lion Head Mailbox
Maren + Granada = Smiles
The cat wanted to run away, but I gave him little choice in the matter...
Something old... like all of Granada
Beautiful ceiling - the blue specks are all that remains of the original painting
Patio of the Lions
I don't actually know what they are, but I am going to put forth the guess of old Moorish submarines
Another courtyard...
The leaves fall down, and Maren becomes artsy
The white buildings of Granada
Ruins of former houses?
Fountains in the gardens
Maren wanted the pic to herself, so she pushed me out
The Alhambra from a distance
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i like the captions!
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