Sunday, August 21, 2011

City Views of Portugal and Spain

Granada, Spain. This was one

of my favorite cities. The gypsies

live nearby this area in caves.




The view from our rooftop pool in Sevilla.


From our hotel balcony. What a beautiful city.



Looking down at part of the city of Gibraltar, in

UK territory. Southern tip of Spain, right across

from Morocco. Not a bad shot taken from a

bus window while driving by!


Lisbon, Portugal. We took an elevator up to a

viewpoint to get this shot of the city. That's a

park and a monestasry in the background.



Cordoba, Spain. This is the bridge leading to

the Cordoba Cathedral.





Toledo, Spain.

Toledo was my daughter's favorite city.































































Cordoba Cathedral in Spain

The Cordoba Cathedral is in the city of

Cordoba, Spain. It was builut in the year 785

by the dominating Muslims as a mosque. Then in

1236 King Ferdinand III reconquered Cordoba. He

ordered the mosque to be turned into a cathedral.


It's facinating to see both Islamic and Christian

infulences in this beautiful place. The beautiful

high ceilings, the columns, the religious icons---

it just took my breath away.




































































































Saturday, August 20, 2011

 
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