The Alhambra, part 1

[low_delta]

On thursday, we got up early and Manolo drove us down to The Alhambra. I was very interested in seeing Moorish Architecture, and this was the one place I had chosen in advance of the trip, as someplace I must see.


It was raining pretty good when we got there. A bit of a wind, too. Temps in the low sixties, at best.

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The first place we went was the Generalife gardens.

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This is the Patio de la Acequia.

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While we were up there, the rain quit.

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We could see sun on the mountains on the far side of the city, but it took a while for it to reach us.

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After the Generalife, we walked down to the Nasrid palace for our tour.

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If I remember correctly, this is from the gardens after that tour.

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Then we had dinner.

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This is the palace of Charles V, built in 1527,

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and it's front doors,

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and the patio.

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Nearby were some souvenir shops, in some of the original Moorish buildings.

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Then we went to the Alcazaba. Long before the palace was built, there was a Moorish fort on the mountain. Inside the walls can be seen the soldiers' quarters.

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On the westernmost point, there is a very large tower.

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With a fantastic view of the city of Granada.

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By this time, as you can see, the sun was shining. We went back up to the gardens for another look.

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After leaving the Alhambra, we stopped at a scenic overlook. You could see the city from there too, but it also had a nice view of the snow capped mountains to the south. And this was the first time the clouds had cleared from them.

Click here for a picture of Donna's.
The photo was taken from the Generalife gardens. It's looking across a ravine at the Nasrid palace, with the Alcazaba walls and towers behind it.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Which picture of mine are you linking to? I get a 404 error.
I actually like your misty rainy pictures 1 and 2. They brought back memories of my first cold February visit (MUCH colder than the day of our visit).
:)
Great picture of the Granada Cathedral from above!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Aw, I didn't have the pic address in my clipboard when I filled the img tag. And didn't notice when I did it. And didn't test it either. And left the house for eight hours. Thanks for mentioning it. It's fixed now.

I'm sorry, I really don't mean to be complaining about that weather all the time. Sixty and raining is still tolerable.

I had to look up the cathedral in Granada, to find out what it was called - the Granada Cathedral.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

You can complain about the weather all you want! I like my vacations to be all nice weather days, too. But I learned quickly that when I travel to England and central European countries, it's not gonna happen. And it wasn't a nice day starting out although it did improve greatly.
:)

Just like the Seville Cathedral is the...Seville Cathedral.
:P

[i.livejournal.com]

the reflections :)

remember when i was in comayagua, honduras and i took that pic of the oldest clock in this hemisphere? it came from the alhambra.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

No, I don't remember that. Interesting.

And I thought you'd notice the reflections. :-)

[i.livejournal.com]

http://i.livejournal.com/1285478.html

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Must have missed that one altogether.

http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/southamerica/comayagua.shtml

It is one of the oldest working clocks in the world. It is also called Reloj Arabe or Arab Clock, and it was made around 1100 in Spain and served as a clock in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. It was donated to Comayagua in the 17th century by the Spanish king.

I wonder what the story is, behind the gifting.

[i.livejournal.com]

well it was the spanish colonial capital...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

And the king probably had some remodeling to do. "What should I do with this old clock?"

[northernsnokat.livejournal.com]

Was that meat hanging from those hooks at the restaurant??

Great picture of Cyn & Donna!!!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yes, ham. Every restaurant, every store, and almost every bar has hams hanging.

Notice there in picture 6 of this post (http://low-delta.livejournal.com/1305915.html).

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

Number 23 is really really impressive.
I love the light.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I had to hop a fence to see it. Later, when we went up there, we hopped another fence at the top. No idea why they had the stairways blocked off at the tops and bottoms.