Monday, April 8, 2013

Postcard from Granada

Apologies for the dearth of recent posts - I became so bored of seeing snow lying everywhere I couldn't bring myself to photograph it. So I flew to southern Spain - Granada in Andalusia - in hope of better weather. Not entirely successfully. It seems the unseasonable temperatures have hit all Europe which is disappointing.

What was not disappointing was the Alhambra itself. My photo doesn't do it justice. Imagine how that peachy stone would glow under sunlight, how a clear blue sky would show it off. Never mind - while the plain stone walls loom over the town, the interior is something else entirely. Walls half tiled in spice shades and half decorated with detailed arabesque plaster work, marble floored courtyards inset with fountains, carved wooden doors and arched windows looking out to distant mountains (the only place I was happy to see snow). Incredibly exotic.

Hiking up steep hills in chilly drizzle isn't top of my holiday wishlist but when there's a sight like that at the top and a warm bath at the hammam followed by cerveza and tapas waiting at the bottom, that'll do for me thanks!

7 comments:

Lexi said...

Goodness, K, you do get about! I like the trees in the picture, too.

Katharine D'Souza said...

Am a big believer in the importance of holidays!

Timberati said...

Everything looks better after cerveza and tapas!

Katharine D'Souza said...

Couldn't agree more!

Guy Saville said...

It has more than a passing resemblance to Toledo, esp the buildings rise from trees on a hill side.

But cerveza? Jerez, surely?

Glad you enjoyed trip.

I should really be at work at the moment, not faffing on internet. So back I go...

Guy Saville said...

Oops - rise = rising! (I'm tired)

Katharine D'Souza said...

Am not sophisticated enough for Jerez -you know that!

Always lovely to hear from you, Guy. Don't work too hard.