Faded Plaster

All the detailed plaster work in the Alhambra used to be painted in bright blues, reds and yellows but it faded long ago and restoration work has been focused on other parts of the palace. Arabic inscriptions praise Allah´s richness.

Alhambra - Qsar al Hamra

July 1st 2008
After Morocco I thought it would be best to start off my travels in Europe with the last stronghold of the Muslims in Spain. I took a boat from Tangier in the evening and took a night bus from Algaciras to Granada. The boat was interesting and I chatted with some Moroccan women on the way over. I saw a couple other foreigners, but practically everybody on the boat was Moroccan. After customs I fou ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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