Sunday, December 25, 2011

Alhambra

It took some time to get started on the great Alhambra as I needed my beauty sleep and then took the wrong bus! Fortunately, the wrong bus went up a hill to the Albacin, a magical typical southern-Spain neighborhood. Similar to what I saw the first day, but in beautiful sunny weather. There were were people taking the bus to there looking like they're just running errands and I couldn't believe people actually live in a place like this.
I still needed to get to Alhambra, so after basically making a circle around the city, I took the right bus and finally got there. I was there for about 5hrs until sunset (attached!), and it was pretty amazing. The Moorish architecture is so beautiful, I fell in love with it seeing the Taj Mahal, and the visit to Alhambra was just as spectacular. I really want to go to Morocco now.
The gardens though were my favorite. I could live in those gardens, just become one with the vines on the arches or stake out a nook next to the many peaceful fountains. The sound of the fountains as a backdrop to the beautiful architecture is unforgettable.

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