The four Americans asked Harold to join us in an excursion to Granada to see
Alhambra. We left Casa Emilie early, and had high hopes of getting
the combined admission tickets that would grant us access to the inner palaces
as well as the outer grounds. No joy. Apparently, the
attraction has grown so popular that the only way of obtaining the tickets to
the inner palaces is to buy in advance. So, for our
second trip to Alhambra, as in the
first (back in
2006), we had to be content with the outer grounds.
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Plaza de Armas
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Torre de la Vela (watch-tower)
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Patio de la Acequia (Court of the Water Channel)
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Church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra
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Palacio de Carlos V (Palace of Charles V)
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Girls looking down into the open interior
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Amazing exhibit in the Museum of Fine Arts in the upper floor of Charles V palace
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Down in the open interior of Charles V palace
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Rings such as these hang from the outside wall of Charles V palace
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Another style of the rings on the outside wall of the palace
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Remaining tiles in a small room on a bath house
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Intricately-inlaid boxes were for sale in many of the small shops along the street
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Looking down on Granada from the wall of the plaza between Alcazaba and Charles V palace
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Another panorama looking north
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Gals in garden
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Barb took a picture of the flowers in the gardens ...
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... and so did I
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Fantastic lunch in a restaurant just across the street from the entrance
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