Monday, October 20, 2008

Day 7: Montril, Spain.






Arrived at the port at 8.45am and after a leisurely breakfast we headed off for a 7 hour excursion to Grenada passing the Sierra Nevada ranges and onto the Alhambra. The Alhambra was the most fantastic places I have ever seen and while much of it is in ruins there were still many areas that remains much as it was over 600 years ago. It is considered one of the finest examples of Islamic art. It was a series of palaces build for the Sultans and it was the most amazing place. All the walls were covered with the most fantastic ornate plaster work, Arabic script and mosaics. There were also many beautiful gardens where the women of the harem and the sultan would spend their days.
After dinner we were entertained by a frog race!

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