……if you are familiar with Ponsonby, you will know the Alhambra, bar and restaurant. Probably the only thing it has in common with the real thing are the stunning view across the city. Alhambra looks out over Granada and the surrounding Sierra Nevadas…..glorious. Like so many cool Moorish architectural achievements in Spain, this one was taken over by the Catholic conqueros and huge Christian artifaces were imposed on it not adding anything to the original. The fact that irrigation was designed virtually on a mountain to support the planting of a rain forest and beautiful gardens pays tribute alone to the original design even without the amazing timeless structures and mosaics. We spent two days wandering around with our mouths hanging open………to be continued. Terribly homesick at the moment and wonder what on earth we are doing here!!!!!!!!!
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