The Alhambra -1964 - post 17

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One of the things we were told was that the fountains made the air cooler. Later when I was working on heat stress problems, I found that this was indeed true. A water curtain with a fan blowing through it makes the air cooler. I was particularly impressed with the fountains and flowers of the Court of la Acequia (water garden courtyard), but I also took photos of the clipped hedges of cedar which were like walls, and a photo of an orange tree. This was the Summer Palace, so heat was a concern. The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302–1309) and redecorated shortly after. The Generalife is one of the oldest surviving Moorish gardens
The Court of la Acequia.-Through the archway

The Court of la Acequia.-Through the archway

The Court of la Acequia through an arch of cedars

The Court of la Acequia through an arch of cedars

Looking down on the flowers of Court of la Acequia

Looking down on the flowers of Court of la Acequia

After the tour--
Alhambra decoration

Alhambra decoration

Well it never occurred to me before really, that all the decoration in the Alhambra, with the exception of some wooden ceilings (inlaid and sans nails) is plaster that is molded when wet like a child at the beach molds her sand.
Plaster decorations

Plaster decorations

Arch to town

Arch to town

Arch to Court of Myrtles

Arch to Court of Myrtles

Court of Myrtles

Court of Myrtles

Stalactite ceiling

Stalactite ceiling

stalactite ceiling

stalactite ceiling

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Court of Lions with nuns

Close-up of Lions

Close-up of Lions

Stained glass ceiling

Stained glass ceiling

Generalife from Alhambra

Generalife from Alhambra

Alhambra through wire fence

Alhambra through wire fence

View of town

View of town

Perforated ceiling of the baths

Perforated ceiling of the baths

Lily pond - Charles V palace

Lily pond - Charles V palace

Courtyard Charles V palace

Courtyard Charles V palace

Court of Charles V palace

Court of Charles V palace
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1950 Post War Europe - the Beginning of the trip Short Ferry Ride to Sweden, and Cologne -1950 - post 2 Cologne and the Rhine in 1950 - post 3 The Rhine Cruise in 1950 - post 4 Heidelberg and Mannheim in 1950 - post 5 Germany in 1950- Post 6 Berchtesgarden in 1950 - post 7 The Walled City of Rothenburg on the Tauber in 1950- post 8 Visiting Relatives in Lichtenau and going to Munich in 1950 - post 9 Driving through Bavaria in 1950 - post 10 Innsbruck, Austria in 1950 - post 11 To See the Matterhorn in 1950 - 12th post From Gornergrat to Zermatt 1950 - 13th post Our Chalet (Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) in 1950 - 14th post Jungfraujoch in 1950 - 15th post Visiting Berne in 1950 - 16th post The Fifth International Cancer Congress in Paris - 1950 - post 17 From One Conference to Another in 1950 - 18th post Oxford at the International Anatomical Congress in 1950 - 19th post Tracing Shakespeare's Life and visiting Cambridge in 1950 - post 20 Cambridge, Whipsnade Zoo and Driving North in 1950 - post 21 North past Hadrian's Wall - 1950 - post 22 Edinburgh 1950 - post 23 South to London via Gretna Green - 1950 - post 24 Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London- 1950 - post 25 Windsor Castle in 1950 - post 26 Eton College in 1950 and Sailing Home - post 27 Ship Follower in 1964 - post 1 Climbing to the Top of Paris in 1964 and the Train to Spain - post 2 Meeting my Sister and Niece in Madrid in 1964 - post 3 A Bullfight in Madrid in 1964 - post 4 Training to and Touring Lisbon in 1964 - post 5 Bus Tour to Belem 1964 - post 6 Armillary spheres, and Shopping in Lisbon in 1964 - post 7 Touring by Taxi from Lisbon in 1964 - post 8 Touring by Taxi - part 2 in 1964-post 9 Touring by Taxi - part 3 in 1964 - post 10 Touring by Taxi part 4 - 1964 - post 11 Photographing the Fish Market in Lisbon in 1964 - post 12 Finishing up Lisbon in 1964 - post 13 Trains in Spain in 1964 - post 14 Valencia - 1964 - post 15 Washington Irving and Alhambra in 1964 - post 16 The Alhambra -1964 - post 17 Granada - 1964- post 18 Visiting Toledo in 1964 -post 19 Getting Out of Spain - 1 August 1964 - post 20 1964 Tour in Citroen2CV of South France - post 21 Exploring - Beginning at Avignon in 1964 - post 22 Tarascon, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence & Les Baux in 1964 - post 23 Les Baux to Arles in Provence in 1964 - post 24 Harborside Marseille in 1964 - post 25 Marseille to Paris in 1964 - post 26 Up to Sacre Coeur in 1964 - post 27 Venturing to Versailles in 1964 - post 28 Versailles to Nürnberg in 1964 - post 29 Nürnberg in 1964 - post 30 Reflecting on Nürnberg in 1964 - post 31 Arriving in Naples in 1964 - post 32 Naples to Pompeii in 1964 - post 33 The Rest of Pompeii in 1964 - post 34 The Amalfi Drive in 1964 - post 35 Leaving Naples and Europe - post 36

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