Arcos de la Frontera Pics

Here are pictures from Arcos de la Frontera, one of the white hill towns of Andalucia. (Also the town of Ronda)

Another fun family shot...

Views from driving around...

View from the hilltop town of Arcos...

Around Arcos

This circle was a spot for exorcisms. We had to reenact.

There's Brian in the distance...

Our visit to Ronda...

The historical bullring in Ronda

Granada Pics and Art

First, here are a couple drawings inspired by Granada. (They are photos rather than scans, so sorry for the quality! And please click on image to see full size.) I drew this first one on the rooftop of my hostel, inspired by the pattern made by all the tiled roofs...

And this painting is a copy of one of the MANY elaborate carved patterns coating the walls of the Alhambra. The walls just looked like lace...

And now here are photos! On our way to Granada we passed through La Mancha, land of Don Quixote...

And here is Granada!

Yet another processional...

There was a surprising amount of street art

The Moorish quarter

The spectacular Moorish palace, The Alhambra:

Fun fact: M.C. Escher visited the Alhambra a few times and studied the tile patterns...

I still remember when I first saw a picture of this intriguing dome back in an art history class years ago...I was so happy to finally see it in person!

Charles V Palace (that's me)

The Gulledges and wine.

Madrid Artwork & Etchings

This first drawing was made in Plaza Mayor in Madrid, please click on images to see the full size. (And sorry for the poor quality of the images, I don't have a scanner so I'm taking photos of drawings as I go)

And this second drawing was done on a little street near Plaza de Zocodover in Toledo.

And now for the street art...

Here is "Switch," a pair of copper etchings by Karat that represent the front and back of a single postcard. It's in the Lavapies neighborhood of Madid, on Called de Jesus y Maria at Calle de la Esgrima.