I’m about five days behind on this post because Monday was a very busy day that started at 9am with a 150 miles drive and ended with a gin and tonic at midnight.  In between we had to deal with a fair amount of walking in the rain.  Now, it’s a lazy Saturday morning in Madrid and I’m getting caught up. 

Granada’s Alhambra is one of the greatest monuments to Islamic architecture in the world.  It was built by the Nasrid rulers beginning in 1238 and additions continued for the next 200 years. In 1492 the last Nasrid ruler, Muhammad XII, surrendered Granada, and the palace became the Royal Court of Fernando and Isabel.  It was here that Columbus presented his plan to sail west to India. 

Here are some of the images I captured during our visit