Swinging thru the South of Spain

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October 1st 2008

Published: October 1st 2008

Friday: Today was the last day of the “intensive month” classes. I think I’ve definitely improved my listening comprehension but I need to practice speaking more. Allison and I caught the 3:50pm train for Madrid, unfortunately it was the slowest train in Spain and we arrived late for our connecting bus to Granada. The lady changed our tickets for the next bus free-of-charge, but the bus le... Read Full Entry

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Generalife and Gardens

This is the summer palace of the sultans and its gardens. This palace is about a 30 minute walk from their winter palace.

Banos of the Alcazaba

Checked out the bathrooms for Ed, I'm not sure how they used them, unless they brought their own toilet paper.

The Alhambra is behind me

This was a look-out stop on the walk up to Sacromonte.

Restoring the Lions

I did finally find one lion in the Palace of Carlos V - he and his brothers have been taken away to be restored.

The Winter Palace

Ceiling in the Winter Palace

There were incredibly ornate ceilings, columns and walls such as this one.

Look really closely...

you can just see the snow caps on the the Sierra Nevada.

Reflecting pool in Winter Palace

Can you tell I'm in Spain? Doesn't it look really exotic?

View of the Granada Hostel

It doesn't look so bad in the picture because you can't hear the bed sqeaking or see the paint coming off the wall - and it wasn't even that cheap (in dollars)!

Banos Arabes

I couldn't take pictures inside and the lighting was really dim - but if anyone wants to give me a Christmas present, I'd like an arab bath, please!

Gyro Restaurant

It was delicious, I don't know why I haven't been eating them at home!

Sign of the Arab Bath-house

Flamenco in Sevilla

We went to a flamenco restaurant, but didn't order anything but a glass of sangria (it came with the ticket).

Flamenco II

There was guitar playing (good), dancing (interesting) and lots of clapping, tapping and shouting (which they call singing). Make sure you watch the videos I posted and if you can't understand a thing they say - neither could I.

La Giralda by night

The tower that was once a Muslim minaret and is now a Catholic belltower.

Columbus may have been here...

This was part of the Sevillan palace of Isabel and Ferdinand. Columbus may have visited them here.

Alcazar

I'm standing in the mudejar (arab) part of the palace of the Alcazar in Sevilla.

Cool looking fountain

They're Gator fans too

Huge orange & blue vase in the Alcazar - must have been Gator fans.

Huge altar and Monstrance made of silver

Stained glass window

in the Cathedral of Sevilla - the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world

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