Malaga Catedral

The Malaga Catedral was started in 1528 (the guidebook says) but not completed until the end of the 18th century so it is a hotchpotch of styles, the facade being baroque. The second bell tower was never built and that's why the cathedral is called 'La Manquita' (the cripple) by the natives. The lavishness of catholic churches never cease to amaze me, a lutheran, as we have none of the grandeur in our places of worship.

Cadiz

Rain at Alhambra, part 2

As I mentioned in previous blog entry it was raining yesterday when I visited the Nasrid palace in Alhambra, Granada. My interpretation of the must-do picture in the palace is as seen above :-)

If you want to know more, and see the must-do picture in how it should be done, check out wikipedia for instance.
The place IS beautiful, I'm not denying that. The details are amazing. The lions around the inner courtyard fountain have been removed for restoration but there are still plenty of wonderful sights to admire. If only it had been a little warmer...

Rain at Alhambra, part 1

Despite the seemingly everlasting rain, we ventured out to Granada to see Al Alhambra, one of the Europe's most renown sights today. The rain actually turned unpleasant at one point as the cold crept it and my fingers and toes lost sensation.. it was only +4C / 40F. Sigh. The place would have deserved a better weather.

I will be posting pictures from the actual Nasrid palace tomorrow, these are scenes from the same area, the palace of Carlos V (designed by a student of Michelangelo), the fortress Alcazaba and the garden around it all, Generalife. Not that we walked in the garden much, for obvious reasons.

More white

I don't mean white as in snow, Christmas time as it may be, but white as in pueblos blanca, the white villages of Andalucia. Above are scenes from Casares, a small town where Julius Caesar once walked in, and Gaucin. Below is another view towards Gibraltar from the fortress castle in Casares. It is strikingly visible from miles away.

Merry Christmas

Christmas greetings from Andalucia!

Still raining