Granada

The second weekend in November my whole program went to Granada.  It's a beautiful city with some fascinating history and it's only 3 hours away from Seville!  All but the last of these photos are from the Alhambra--the complex of palaces built at the end of the period of Moorish rule in Granada.  It was nearly voted one of the new 7 wonders of the world and certainly deserves recognition as such. 

My Spanish friend Jonatán and I in front of this beautiful view of Granada from the Alhambra.

That's the Sierra Nevada in the distance.

Entrance to the palace that contained the Muslim king's harem.

Water always plays an important aesthetic, acoustic and symbolic role in Moorish architecture.

Sunset in Granada

A view of the fortress portion of the Alhambra from the summer palace. 

Everything smells, sounds and looks beautiful in the Alhambra.  Even the hedges smell good!

This picture is from a neighborhood in Granada called the Albaicín.