More Granada Dec 31

There is lots to see in Granada, and we have been to the train station a couple times to buy train tickets of course. These are pictures of our trip to the Alhambra and the Gardens General Life

I liked the gardens around the Alhambra beter than the Alhambra. Gardens General Life.

We can see the snow in the Sierra Nevada in the background.

Granada from the tower of the Alhambra.

And the country side.

Details of the Alhambra.

A tactile display explained in braille.

A copy of the vase and one of the most important pieces in the Alhambra.

The quaint fountains make this palace charming.

The details of every entrance are difficult to capture in our camera.

Garden in one of the many patios.

An ancient seat, it is a piece of art that shouldn't even be breathed upon so that it can be enjoyed by future generations as well. 

But they seem so happy when I let them rest for a minute.

Incendios Granada Gonzalez, mayby it's Yoly's long lost rich uncle Incendios.

The toro running loose in the streets as requested by Aury.

Aqui esta Allan corriendose de un toro relleno de algodon.

The monk's monastery in a different part of Granada

This part of the court yard reminds us of El Convento de las Capuchinas in Antigua G.

The. Monk's church in Granada. 

Detail of the monks church.

December 31 Granada

We made it to Granada but we still haven't found as nice an apartment as Dianne found for us in Avignon. Oh well mayby Sevilla. Hugh doesn't mind if I stand on his bed while I make my coffee first thing in the morning anyway. 

It's cold in Granada, that is snow in the Sierra Nevada.

We toured the Muslim quarter

Lots of cool colorfull shops.

We were strugling to walk up the hill when we saw this poor bus with 2 trailers then we didn't feel so bad.

Fall colors and snow in the mountains.

We are so good looking people stop us and as for our autographs, or could be something else we don't speak the language that well.

The three wise men on thier way to deliver presents.

Cool designs built right into the street.

Strange sounding drum thing.

The oldest university in Granada maintains some of the original aspects and coloring of the original building. The paint and detail are much better preserved than the Alhambra but not as big.

The Christmas market.

Pedal poweredcarrousel. 

Nothing say party like balloons.

Dec 28 A long bus ride to Granada.

Next time I will do it different, I hope. I decided to take the bus in one day to Granada. It takes 10 hours to be there on the bus with coffee breaks, lunch and all the stops between here and there. Should have stoped in a town half way and looked around for a day and carried on. Oh well we get more time to experience each place this way, just fewer places.

Our miniature Nativity

Christmas Eve is the big celebration here.

Christamas cheeres with Baileys and Ferrero rocher chocolates.

On the beach in Christmas after the rain.

Art on the beach

Nice building

El mercado central

A fort in town

Orangery in a garden.

City Gates Valencia.

View from gates.

Pretty boys on the Gates.

Yoly out of place.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

This is the chalice the christ drank from at the last supper.

This was a decoration on our favorite bar.

Scary guy seem upset.

But the pretty girls are always happy to see me.

There was a fire in the park.

The firemen came.

And put out the fire.

Nice light in park

Reminder of Valencia

We found a monastery

There was giant tactile exposition at the museum with about 60 tactile photos, we weren't allowed to take photos but you could touch the displays.

That was the level of the flood in 1957 now the river goes around the city in a purpose built chanel and the river bed is a park.

 This is a Turduckin swiming in the park!

Swiming with a regular duck. I think it wants to eat it.