Alhambra and GeneralLife

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We left Toledo and travelled to Granada. Overqll a very pretty city, but in the middle of some reconstruction. THe next morning, we saw pôssibly the most beautiful architecture ever. It was truly stunning. It was the palace of the Sultan, and all of his billions of wives.

THe details on all of the walls and ceilings were amazing. THere were fountains in a time that used no pumps and relied on gravity. On our way to the gardens, we found the resident cats. THey all loved Zane and he turned into crazy cat man briefly. THe GeneralLife gardens were gorgeous and maze like. It makes you wonder what life was like back then. We were looking at an echo of what once was and it took our breath away. We hqve pictures, we are just waiting for an opportunity to upload then. Hopefully tomorrow you will get to see some of what we have.

From Granada we passed through Malaga, lots and lots of vineyards and olive groves. Along the way we saw wind farms. THey were in the straight picking up the ocean wind. THat was a neat sight to see. Marbella was a rich yacht club where we hqd some lunch and did some people watching. Caught the fqst ferry to Tangiers from Tarifa to make landfall in Africa.

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Photos

reflecting pool
part of the palace built for the Sultan and his wives; the Alhambra built by the Moors in Granada. Absolutely stunning.

part of a ceiling
if you look in the centre of this wooden ceiling, you'll see a layered indentation. They built it with seven layers to symbolize the path to Allah. At least that's what I remember. Regardless it looks pretty bitchin.

one way windows
if you look closely at the walls, they are entirely carved with intricate script about how great this Allah dude is. Amazing as the WHOLE palace is covered with it. The windows have wooden screens so the Sultan can look out and keep an eyes on his many wives and they can't see him.

closer look at the walls
I really love this picture.

Lion fountain
a fountain in a courtyard with Lions all around it. Water also comes out of the Lion's mouths. Neato.

amazing ceiling
so cool

beatiful courtyard
one of many like this, designed to impress visiting dignitaries

crazy cat man
what can I say? I love the kitties and they love me. Lots of cats in Spain in Portugal. They are generally taken care of by everybody. They are typically very social with other cats and are somewhat wary of people.

just a small part of Generalife
this garden must have been one of the most beautiful places ever.

view from Alhambra to Granada
part of the hillside; put this photo together with the software for the camera...removes seams and stitches photos together; works like a hot damn.

Comments

[ballz]

Nooooooooooo!
hello from the home of the free and the land of the brave. Miss drinkin' with you hosers hurry home. "U"

[anonymous]

ballz is dimb

[fab]

huh?
Your a's are q's....hehehe.

[Leah M]

ya, a's are q's...
them Moroccans obviously don't have a clue how to build keyboards. Man they must have a hell of a time typing real fast.