Day 6, Alhambra
Our bus, heading to Alhambra in the morning.
Generalife gardens, which in Arabic means "Architect's gardens".
Generalife - water fountains and manicured gardens.
From Generalife, views of the Moorish Nazaries Palace and the Moorish
Albayzin neighborhood.
Walking with our guide (the lady in black coat, front center) from Generalife to
the Nazaries Palace.
Our time stamped entrance ticket.
Our reserved time to enter the
Nazaries Palace was at 12 hour.
Inside the palace, a courtyard with a fountain (not shown).
The courtyard is surrounded by tiled walls.
Wood floral ceilings and molded floral walls .
Just outside the "Grand Hall of The Ambassadors" where the sultan received visitors.
The green bushes must be MYRTLES because the courtyard is named "Court of Myrtles".
The Court of Myrtles with the reflection pool.
The building at the center is the "Grand Hall of The Ambassadors", and the
sultan
lived in its upstairs alone (wives and children lived in different quarters.)
From an upstairs loggia we could see other part of the palace and the
mountains beyond.
View of the Moorish Albayzin neighborhood, located north of the Alhambra.
View of an inner courtyard from an upstairs loggia.
View of part of the palace when we were on our way out.
On our way out of Alhambra, heading to a restaurant for lunch.
Our bountiful lunch buffet, at a hotel near by.
Lunch buffet - the hot-food station.
The paella, it not only looked delicious but also tasted delicious.
More olive trees on the way from Granada to Torremolinos in Costa del Sol.
Grilled sardines in sea salt for dinner at Torremolinos.
We also had grilled prawn and fried squid, but forgot to take pictures.