The Alhambra and the Cathedral

This is the second of two blogs we´re posting today. The pictures. The first is the Cathedral in Granada, sideways (sorry about that). The second is the street leading to our apartment and part of my morning walk on the way to school. The third is our favorite restaurant in Granada, the Casbah in the Albaicin. And the final is part of the Sultan´s garden next to the Alhambra (his get away from it all spot near the main palace) in the Generalife. The Moors built many such palaces in Europe during their rule (12th to 15th centuries around here), but most were torn down when the Catholics took over in 1492. The Alhambra still stands because Chuck the Fifth (Charles V) built his palace in and round the old Islamic palaces and chose not to tear most of it down. The Koran forbids images of any humans so the palace is decorated geometric tiles and many poems and other words from the Koran. It is phenomenally beautiful and detailed and linear (which I love). And their focus on beauty and science and art! Love it . . . At last, a respite from tortured saints and decapitated bodies . . .

Hey Lincoln! Have a great winter holiday. Check in with the blog from home if you want and I´ll see you all in January. Jeffery, Francesca, Molly and Cameron- I hope you four are ready to move. I am soooo excited about this play especially after my visit to Granada. Lucas, I was thinking about using the images and ideas from the Alhambra for our set. What do you think??? I bought a book with photos to show you when I get back. I think you´ll love it.

Cynthia and Mark, got an email from your friend in Barcelona! We emailed back and will hopefully hook up next week.

Lots of love to everyone!!!!

Teresa and Aviathar