You go to a bar, any bar, you name it. Buy one beer for 2 euro and get a FREE PLATE OF FOOD, aka TAPAS. I love it. You will too. Save your money and we'll go halvsies on a house. The university here is pretty sweet too!
!!THE ALHAMBRA!!
Completed towards the end of Muslim rule in Spain by Yusuf I (1333-1353) and Muhammed V, Sultan of Granada (1353-1391), the Alhambra is a reflection of the culture of the last days of the Nasrid emirate of Granada. It is a place where artists and intellectuals had taken refuge as Christian Spain won victories over Al Andalus. The Alhambra mixes natural elements with man-made ones, and is a testament to the skill of Muslim craftsmen of that time.
Inner court of the Charles V Palace in Granada. Check out this cat!??!
Completed towards the end of Muslim rule in Spain by Yusuf I (1333-1353) and Muhammed V, Sultan of Granada (1353-1391), the Alhambra is a reflection of the culture of the last days of the Nasrid emirate of Granada. It is a place where artists and intellectuals had taken refuge as Christian Spain won victories over Al Andalus. The Alhambra mixes natural elements with man-made ones, and is a testament to the skill of Muslim craftsmen of that time.
Inner court of the Charles V Palace in Granada. Check out this cat!??!
These mosaics are over 700 years old.
fountains like this appear in EVERY ROOM to keep things cool.
awesome details
honeycomb ceilings in every room.
mosaics on the ceiling
from up here the sultans 1000 mistresses would watch as visitors came through. the muslims believed it better to hide the beauty that they had to prevent jealousy. For this reason, the Alhambra looks so plain on the outside.
Fountain of the 12 Lions. but there are no lions, they were being cleaned...
This ceiling is made up of over 321736129878302913483289564738658324782148130- different surfaces. or more.
took a break
more ceiling
see those mountains? I went there the next day to play in the snow!
this is the Alhambra. see how ugly it is?
our hostel was right next to the Alhambra which was pretty cool, but we had to walk 40 mins though the "park" to get to the centro.
rooftop of our hostel. too bad the water was FREEZING... that, and it was raining pretty bad all weekend.
now moving on to the Catedral Metropolitana de Granada!
The horse of Fernando is stomping on a muslim. Enter - the reign of Los Reyes Católicos (Isabel & Fernando)
commencing the walk to Sacromonte
more walking
finally made it one hour later!
and below? gypsy town
cell phone in the rain
this place had the BEST TAPAS EVERRRRRR! (the beauty and the beast)
I paid for the beer and got this place free
uh oh... comics....!
REAL CAPILLA de GRANADA: here lies Isabel & Fernando (Los Reyes Católicos)Felipe "el hermoso" & Juana "la loca" (prince from Germany who married the daughter of Los Reyes Católicos, Juana)
and little 1 year old Miguel (the first born from Isabel, supposed next to reign, but died)
THE REAL SIERRA NEVADA!!
this one says it all... GREAT WEEKEND!
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