Friday, May 05, 2006

back from granada. and need i even say how amazing it was?

the first two days there was a glorious sunshine (34ºC), reminded me of india. but the next two days the weather played foul. it rained. on wednesday there was a steady rain from morning till night and our luck, we had tickets to the Alhambra that day! on the bright side, how many people can boast of having seen the Alhambra in rain?

also visited García Lorca´s summer house, the many teterías (tea shops), the barrio Albaicín...

here are some of the photos, it was really hard to select just a few:

p.s by the way, for the first time in my life i missed a bus, the bus back to madrid, and had to take the next one! nice experience, don´t regret it.










The Sierra Nevada
















The river Darro













View of the Alhambra from Carrera del Darro




















On the way to the Alhambra


















View from the Alhambra















Generalife en la Alhambra

















Patio de los leones

















Cobbled streets of Albaícin














Calderería nueva.
Doesn´t it look like S.N market?














Una casa en Albaícin








García Lorca´s summer residence between 1926 and 1936. He wrote some of his most important works here (Thus Five Years Pass(1931), Blood wedding(1932), Yerma (1934)).

2 comments:

Nive said...

Hi Ash,
Nice pics...My AP Exam is FINALLY over...I'm so glad....it was really difficult...oh well...in the pics I noticed that some the architecture is very similar to the Islamic architecture in India, also the Islamic architecture in the world..like Turkey....Also, when I grow up I want a house with a garden like the one with fountains...I also love the way the houses are decorated....it gives the houses a unique look...I love you and miss you a lot!

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