Granada
We spent a very short time in Granada (one night and a day)
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Walking through Granda at night		 spain01462a
After dinner, we got caught up in procession crowds, so we followed this crowd through side streets to get back to our hotel.		 spain01469
These people were burning large torches on their balcony up on the cliff (seemed like lighted torches were a tradition while watching the processions)		 spain01470
The Alhambra at night (view from the street of our hotel)		 spain01473
Our Hotel Room at Casa Morisca
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The courtyard of our hotel: Casa Morisca		 spain01475
Charles V Palace at the Alhambra (never finished)		 spain01476
Inside the Palacios Nazaries (the old Moorish Palace) in the Alhambra		 spain01477
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Alhambra Palacios Nazaries in the Court of Myrtles
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The Court of Myrtles (looking towards where people would enter)		 spain01480
The Court of Myrtles (looking at what you would see if you came to see the Sultan - through that door was his throne room)		 spain01482
Amazing detail on the walls - the saying on the bottom in Arabic is "only Allah is victorious" 		spain01483
Court of the Lions (named for the fountain which was a gift from the Jewish residents to the Sultan)		 spain01484
Detail of the archway - We tried to imagine what this place would look like if all the original paint was still there.
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These lions used to tell time, there are 12 of them (representing the 12 tribes of Israel) and each would spit out water for one hour at at time		 spain01486
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View of Granada from the Alhambra, our Hotel was on the street that goes up & down in this picture in the middle		 spain01489
These purple flowers were blooming everywhere
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