The Red Castle (Granada)
Ahhh Granada. We had been looking forward to this as it had been much hyped up by Tina after her visit there in June. Probably because of that we had such super high expectations and didn't enjoy it as much as Tina did. Also possibly because we visited the Alhambra later in the afternoon and there were more tourists getting in the way of our photos.
We did have some of the tastiest tapas there though. And it's all free too, well, so long as you buy a drink. They keep a running tab of how many you've drunk and make sure that you get a different tapas each time. Fantastic! Makes you want to stay for another. One time we even got an awesome paella tapas. It was THE best.
This is the Arab markets. They say that some of southern Spain is like Morocco. That lady there in front is handing out some kind of herb (rosemary or something). The guidebooks say to steer well clear from them and don't accept anything they try to give you cos either they will then ask you for money for accepting it or you will somehow walk away without your wallet.
So many things to choose from.
Granada's most famous tourist attraction is the Alhambra (aka the "Red Castle"). It was built for Muslim kings of Granada and their court. Another attraction there is the Palace of Dar Al-Horra, which is sort of a mini-Alhambra which Boabdil, the last Morrish sultan, built for his mummy. Not sure if he did this intentionally, but it's quite aways away on another hill. It's in the El Albaicín area. What freaked us out a bit was that someone had hung a huge sign on one of the walls saying something like "Tourists Beware! Violent muggings have taken place in this area." I would have taken a photo, but after seeing something like that you don't want to stop and get your camera out.
A view from one of her windows. What was funny was that not only this place, but a lot of places which were free to get into would ask us where we were from. We'd say "Australia" and they'd nod and say we could go in. Maybe if we said we were from China or Japan they'd charge us. We heard about those Japanese tour groups that got charged whatever hundreds of dollars to walk along the beach in the Gold Coast.
This is in one of the old Arab baths they have there.
A cute little church I can't remember the name of.
Later on we visited the Alhambra, one of the most famous medieval palaces ever built.
This is on the way, in and around the Generalife Palace.
A puddy tat and some fishies.
Gypsies live over there in Sacramonte.
This is the entrance into the Nasrid Palace.
The Alhambra was indeed an awesome place. Thinking about how old it is (about 700 years old) and how much detail is in every single thing (the tiles, the ornamental designs)... it's simply amazing.
However, our next stop really rocked our socks.
We did have some of the tastiest tapas there though. And it's all free too, well, so long as you buy a drink. They keep a running tab of how many you've drunk and make sure that you get a different tapas each time. Fantastic! Makes you want to stay for another. One time we even got an awesome paella tapas. It was THE best.
This is the Arab markets. They say that some of southern Spain is like Morocco. That lady there in front is handing out some kind of herb (rosemary or something). The guidebooks say to steer well clear from them and don't accept anything they try to give you cos either they will then ask you for money for accepting it or you will somehow walk away without your wallet.
So many things to choose from.
Granada's most famous tourist attraction is the Alhambra (aka the "Red Castle"). It was built for Muslim kings of Granada and their court. Another attraction there is the Palace of Dar Al-Horra, which is sort of a mini-Alhambra which Boabdil, the last Morrish sultan, built for his mummy. Not sure if he did this intentionally, but it's quite aways away on another hill. It's in the El Albaicín area. What freaked us out a bit was that someone had hung a huge sign on one of the walls saying something like "Tourists Beware! Violent muggings have taken place in this area." I would have taken a photo, but after seeing something like that you don't want to stop and get your camera out.
A view from one of her windows. What was funny was that not only this place, but a lot of places which were free to get into would ask us where we were from. We'd say "Australia" and they'd nod and say we could go in. Maybe if we said we were from China or Japan they'd charge us. We heard about those Japanese tour groups that got charged whatever hundreds of dollars to walk along the beach in the Gold Coast.
This is in one of the old Arab baths they have there.
A cute little church I can't remember the name of.
Later on we visited the Alhambra, one of the most famous medieval palaces ever built.
This is on the way, in and around the Generalife Palace.
A puddy tat and some fishies.
Gypsies live over there in Sacramonte.
This is the entrance into the Nasrid Palace.
The Alhambra was indeed an awesome place. Thinking about how old it is (about 700 years old) and how much detail is in every single thing (the tiles, the ornamental designs)... it's simply amazing.
However, our next stop really rocked our socks.
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