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April 2nd 2007

Published: April 2nd 2007

Or maybe even: The Youthful, Urban, European Alger of Spain I departed CÃ³rdoba Monday morning (well, afternoon, really, but this is Spain and I was on vacation) under perfect blue skies and fluffy clouds and caught a bus for Granada. I'd been to Granada already, in early March, but was sick and bad things kept happening and I ended up focusing all my energy on trying to keep it from being The ... Read Full Entry

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Granada from the Alhambra

You may think you are looking at the towers of a 13th century Arab fortress and palace,

but don't be distracted. The sky was what I really wanted a picture of.

Granada looking perfect

Some really old piles of rocks

The EU flag, the Andalucian flag, the Spanish flag, and...some other flag.

From the lookout tower

Granada

This is where the really rich people used to live

Because there's a breeze up here

If you look really closely

you can see the openings of caves in this hill. People live in them, and it's not just hippies. It's something like the largest (or maybe just the oldest continuing...anyway it's important) cave dwelling population in Spain/Europe/The world (sorry I'm fuzzy on the details).

Windows inside the Alhambra

Mosaics

A wall

But look at it! 2000 people (or some ridiculous number like that) do every day...

Pretty fabulous wall.

And another one..

Yeah.

See the Arabic writing below the windows?

Another wall

Doorway

9th June 2007

aunt mila and uncle paul
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hello
Hi Alana -We are sure glad that you are feeling better now and can actually enjoy your trip! Uncle Paul wants you to send a couple of those ice cream/gelato cones. We will pass on the mushrooms, though! Ha! Hope the rest of your trip is enjoyable! Love Aunt Mila and Uncle Paul

13th June 2007

Gayle
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Thanks Alana!
I am sure you were sent to Granada so I could see the Alhambra mosaics! Yha hippies! Bring ice cream home! LOVE!

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