Southern Spain Road Trip: Grenada (Alhambra), Andalucia (Mijas, Casares, Ronda), Seville, Cordoba (Mezquita)
Photos taken November 25, 2010 - November 28, 2010

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8am on Thursday morning (Thanksgiving Day back in the USA), rush hour traffic in Madrid. Driving by the famous post office building!
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We saw MANY giant bull billboards along the highways. It was always fun to see them and point them out.
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Old-fashioned windmills.
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Driving south from Madrid towards Granada - we encountered lots of farm land.
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At Alhambra - the Generalife gardens
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Alhambra - the Generalife gardens
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Alhambra - the Generalife gardens
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Alhambra - the Generalife gardens
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Alhambra - the Generalife gardens
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Alhambra - the Generalife gardens
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Alhambra - the Generalife gardens - looking towards the Nazaries palace
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Alhambra - inside the Carlos V Palace -- when the Christians overthrew the Moors in the 1500s, they had to build their own palace here as well. It was meant to have a domed roof, but the King ended this endeavor to instead build his palace at El Escorial.
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Alhambra
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Alhambra, Jay inside the Carlos 5 Palace.
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View towards Granada from Alhambra. Lots of colored leaves on the trees, even though it is almost December
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Flags flying.
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Looking down at Granada
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Panoramic view of Granada from Alhambra.
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Alhambra
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Alhambra - inside the Nazaries Palace
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Alhambra - inside the Nazaries Palace
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Alhambra - inside the Nazaries Palace
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace - the famous Serallo patio. We felt so lucky how deserted the Nazaries Palace was for our visit. We understand that many times it is wall-to-wall people.
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace - the famous Serallo patio.
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace - the famous Serallo patio.
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace - the famous Serallo patio.
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace - detailed wall engravings.
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Alhambra - inside the Nazries palace - detailed wall engravings.
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Alhambra - exiting the Nazries palace
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Alhambra
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Alhambra by night, seen from Granada - photo credit to Flickr user Sdr Milano
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Granada cathedral by night - photo credit to Panoramia user Jose Raya
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Friday morning - driving through Andalucia in the fog. We're meant to see the sea out that way!
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We were amused by these road signs.
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We were amused by these road signs.
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Stopping in the coastal Mijas town, walking out onto the beach.
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At the beach in Mijas.
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It was too cold to swim. We didn't see anyone else on the beach.
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Now in the mountain town of Mijas.
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We drove up this windy road to reach Mijas.
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Mijas's bullring
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View of Mijas
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Mijas Hermitage. It started to rain in Mijas, so no more photos of our drive this day.
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We used CouchSurfing to find a place to stay this night, at a wonderful farm house between Marbella and Estepona, just a half-mile inland from the sea. Here are some photos from our host's house. It was a great place!
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Jay with one of our hosts's three dogs.
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The kitchen.
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Fun odds and ends.
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Kelly loved this chair.
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Kelly with the three dogs: Bingo, Luna and Zeppi.
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Close-up of the dogs.
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Our bedroom.
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Our host and Zeppi.
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The pool and lush trees
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View from the patio
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View of the patio
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Back on the road in the torrential downpours all day on Saturday. Driving by a giant windmill.
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Driving by Casares. We had planned on stopping here, but it was raining much too hard.
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Driving in the rain.
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Now in Ronda, we decided to brave the rain and get out and walk around.
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Panorama of the valley below Ronda.
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The valley below Ronda.
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Jay's turn to pose in the rain.
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Ronda - statue of a bull
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Ronda - fun old car.
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Ronda - the buildings were built right onto the edge of a big cliff.
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Ronda - famous bridge connecting two sides of the city.
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Ronda - the view looking out from the bridge.
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Ronda - the view looking from one side of the twon to the other.
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Ronda - the bridge - we hiked down into the valley to get better views.
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Ronda - the bridge - we hiked down into the valley to get better views.
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Ronda - Waterfall underneath the bridge.
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Ronda - hiking near the base of the bridge.
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See the umbrella, that's where Jay stopped. There was a muddy steep hill that Jay didn't feel like taking, but Kelly wanted to venture on, so she went a bit further, all the way to the base.
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She said she felt like she was in Lost down here, with the shabby fencing and mysterious building
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Posing in the rain
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Ronda
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Back on the road - Kelly relaxing while Jay does the heavy lifting (driving).
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Sevilla - famous bridge (photo credit to Wikipedia)
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Seville
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Seville's Cathedral
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Seville's Cathedral
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Seville's Cathedral
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Seville's Cathedral
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Seville's Cathedral
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Seville
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Jay in Seville
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Seville - bride and groom - the groom has a handful!
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Jay and Kelly in front of Seville's Cathedral
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Detailed engraving in Seville's Alcazar
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Garden inside Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar - Kelly liked this coat.
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Gardens of Seville's Alcazar
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Seville
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Plaza de Espana in Seville
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Plaza de Espana in Seville
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Plaza de Espana in Seville
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Kelly at Plaza de Espana in Seville
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Plaza de Espana in Seville
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Museum in Seville
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Museum in Seville
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The Mezquita in Cordoba
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The Mezquita in Cordoba
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The Mezquita in Cordoba - photo credit to Wikipedia
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The Mezquita in Cordoba
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The Mezquita in Cordoba - photo credit to Wikipedia - the Mezquita was originally a mosque, and then the Christians built a cathedral in the middle of it in the 1500s. Weirdos.
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The Mezquita in Cordoba - photo credit to Wikipedia
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The Mezquita in Cordoba - photo credit to Wikipedia
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The Mezquita in Cordoba
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The Mezquita in Cordoba
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The Mezquita in Cordoba
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Jay in Cordoba
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Posing in from of our rental car, which we liked quite a bit...
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Posing in from of our rental car, which we liked quite a bit...
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Close-up of the window that some bastard thief busted open to unlock our door and steal all of our belongings and luggage. [Insert Curses Here]. Very big disaster. But, we were okay, so we'll live.
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