Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 26th October 2018.
Temporary Post. Brief image descriptions and no commentary.
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Alcazabar de Benedin, Alhambra.
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Church of St Mary, Alhambra.
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Inside the Alhambra.
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Street scene from the Alhambra.
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Alhambra Gardens.
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In the street outside the Alhambra.
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Alhambra at Night: Palace of Calos V.
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Alhambra at Night.
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Cabo de Gata to Guadix, Andalusia, Spain, 24th to 25th October 2018.
Temporary Post. Brief image descriptions and no commentary.
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Cabo de Gata Lighthouse.
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Not a lighthouse, just a farmhouse.
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Near La Isleta de Moro (also next two images).
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On a country back road (also next six images).
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Inland watchtower.
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Guardians of the road.
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Ruined Moorish castle, El Calahorra.
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Castillo El Calahorra and Ruined Moorish castle.
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Spaghetti Western country.
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Cave Houses, Guadix (and next five images).
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Guadix.
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Guadix Cathedral.
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It’s Guadix and it’s very old, not sure exactly what.
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Castillo de Guadix.
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Amuñécar and Cabo de Gata, Andalusia, Spain, 24th to 25th October 2018.
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Castillo San Miguel, Amuñécar.
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Amuñécar Beach from Peñón del Santo.
Next four images also from Peñón del Santo.
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Castillo San Miguel, Amuñécar.
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Peñón de Salobreña.
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Castillo de Salobreña.
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View from the balcony of our room, Cabo de Gata, near sunset.
Following images all Cabo de Gata.
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Deserted town, late at night.
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Coastal Watchtower.
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View from the balcony of our room, Cabo de Gata, early morning.
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Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, 23rd to 24th October 2018.
Temporary Post. Brief image descriptions and no commentary.
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Alcazabar Window.
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Also Alcazabar for this and next six images.
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Near the entrance.
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Some parts are ruined.
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Kiln.
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Ceiling.
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Obviously Spanish coat of arms, not Moorish.
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On the way out. A wider view from the third image.
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Roman amphitheatre.
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Malaga street.
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Street leading to the Cathedral.
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Side door of the Cathedral.
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Alcazabar from Castillo de Gibralfaro.
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Views from Castillo de Gibralfaro.
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Castillo and Port.
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Cordoba to Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, 23rd October 2018.
Temporary Post. Brief image descriptions and no commentary.
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Real Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Valparaíso.
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Medina Azahara (ruins of 10th century palace).
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Anteqeura Dolmens (more than 6,500 years old).
Also next four images
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Antequera street from the Dolmens.
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The Sleeping Giant, Antequera.
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Alcazabar of Antequera.
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Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, 22nd October 2018.
Temporary Post. Brief image descriptions and no commentary.
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The first six images are of the drive from near Granada to Cordoba; the rest, Cordoba.
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Castillo de Huelma (Sierra Magina).
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Cambil (Sierra Magina).
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Cambil (Sierra Magina).
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Castillo de Bergalimar, Baños de Encina.
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Iglesia de San Mateo, Baños de Encina .
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Andujar.
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Mesquita, Cordoba.
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Church of Cathedral inside the Grand Mosque of Cordoba, the Mesquita.
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The Mesquita.
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Some corners of the Mesquita that are more or less intact.
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Wedding photography outside the Mesquita.
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Western exterior of the Mesquita (and next four images).
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Cordoba at Night.
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Western side of the Mesquita again, at night.
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Torre de Calahora, Mediæval Gate Tower at the Puente Romana.
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Mesquita.
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Puente Romana.
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Top of the Torre Campanario, Mesquita.
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26 September to 11 November 2018.
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My partner Jools and I are about to embark on a trip to Uzbekistan, Greece, Spain and north-west USA. In due course I will post for each part of the journey under the maps below. I may produce some temporary posts as I go but only if I have sufficient time. Final posts will appear later (and I still have to finish final posts for Cuba and the Caribbean).
Links for summary posts and then final posts will appear under the maps in due course.
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Uzbekistan
(Tashkent/ (Urgench)/ Khiva/ Bukhara/ Shakrisabz/ Samarkand/ Tashkent)
A country with a long history and the centre of Tamurlane’s empire in the 14th century.
Temporary Posts:
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Aegean Sea.
(Istanbul/ Athens/ Thira/ Crete)
Istanbul: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern
Athens: Acropolis, National Archæological Museum
Thira: Oia, Akrotiri, Ancient Thira
Temporary Posts:
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Crete
(Heraklion/ Knossos/ Zakros/ Matalia/ Phaestos and Gortys/ Sougia/ Chania/ (Heraklion))
Home of the Minoan Civilisation and many layers of subsequent History.
Temporary Posts:
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Spain
((Granada)/ Cordoba/ Malaga/ Almeira/ Cabo del Gata/ Granada)
Incudes Mezquita and Alhambra.
Temporary Posts:
Also Barcelona, not shown on map of Andalusia above.
Sagrada Familiar, Gaudi Houses.
Temporary Posts (yet to come):
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Olympic National Park, Washington.
((Portland)/ Quinault Rain Forest/ Hoh Rain Forest/ La Push/ (Portland)).
Rainforest, coastal seascapes, maybe wildlife.
Temporary Posts:
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Oregon Coast.
((Portland)/ Cannon Beach/ Bandon/ Trinidad/ (San Francisco)).
A wild coastline where development has been banned since the 1960s.
Temporary Post:
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