Thursday, April 30, 2009

Sevilla

Here are pics from Sevilla! Taking pictures on the hotel roof...




Around Sevilla...




The cathedral




Grave of Columbus

The gardens by the Alcazar


Drinking wine...


Amazing live flamenco

We did a walking tour with a lovely local lady named Conception...

We were there right before the May Fair, so the women were preparing their outfits...

The night of my parents 40th aniversary, the reason for our trip!

Friday, April 17, 2009

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.