Saturday, May 26, 2007

Granada and the Alhambra

From Seville we headed east to Granada. Again we didn't have any accomodation booked. And in the end found a place that we wouldn't recommend to anyone, but it was only for one night and it was close to everything, and we had a cool roommate which was great.

We spent about 9 hours at the Alhambra, a place described (in the Lonely Planet Guide) as a masterpiece of Islamic art. It was so amazing, and definately a highlite of the trip so far. The palace and gardens were to beautiful.


Some of the gardens and water features in the grounds.

A view from inside to Palace looking into a courtyard.

Mosaics on the walls of the palace.

I love this photo, the reflections of the water are so clear.

Went out for free tapas and then tea with Kristine our roommate from Melbourne. It was such a cool little place.

A view of the Alhambra from the opposite site of Granada.

The Sierra Nevada Mountain range. Snow still on the top, depite us nearly melting in Granada at 35 degrees.

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