Travel quiz 26

Where in the world? or Where in the world! No matter how you say it, the challenge is the same…. where in the world were we when we took this photo? Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it. (You might notice some details that would be helpful.) Ready? Clue one: What is the bird […]

Travel quiz 26 answer

Think you know the answer do you… or did you give up and just want to know where in the world we took that photo? Either way the answer is… We were in England, the northern part of England, in the town of Barnard Castle (yes, that is the name of the town…not the museum) […]

Granada, Spain

We knew that bringing our car into the centre of Granada was going to cause problems (one way streets, no traffic allowed areas, etc.) so we made detailed notes about using the ring road to get to the eastern part of the city and then to our hotel. With our notes and the excellent directions […]

Alhambra, Part 2

Continuing our visit to Alhambra in Granada, Spain… I am happy we reserved our tickets on line before arriving here in Spain. I say that because there were long lines of people (even before the gates opened for the day!) at the ticket booths. As we had booked on line we could move to a different […]

Palacios Nazaries, Alhambra, Spain

Today we are in Granada, Spain visiting Alhambra…the beautiful palace and fortress complex from the time when Spain was under Moorish rule. This was the court of the Nasrid dynasty. There are many buildings and gardens that make up the Alhambra. This posting will give you a glimpse of one the buildings…the Moorish royal palace. Our ticket […]

Travel Quiz 25 Where in the World

Welcome back fellow travelers. You know the routine by now. Examine the photo and take your best guess as to where it was taken. Beautiful, isn’t. But….where is it? (Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it.) Clue 1: The shape of the archway is significant. Clue 2: The construction date? sometime in the 1300’s […]

Travel Quiz 25 answer

Think you know the answer, do you. Or perhaps not…if I had not been there I doubt I would have gotten it. To recap…  here is the photo in question. Where in the world was it taken? Answer: Granada, Andalusia, Spain This is one of the archways inside Palacios Nazaries (Nasrid Palaces) which is part […]

Caixa Forum in Mardid

Caixa Forum. Now what in the world would that be! I know the Forum in Rome but I did not know Madrid had one. Hmm…let’s check it out. In all honesty, it was not the name that brought us here. We were just wandering the streets of Madrid near the Prado when we saw the […]

Travel Quiz 24 Where in the World

Here we are again fellow travelers. Where in the world were we when we took this photo? Pretty, isn’t it. And very unique! This “garden” is what made us stop and really look at the area.  Clue 1: Look at the building to the left. You might recognize it. Clue 2: This garden was designed […]

Travel Quiz 24 answer

Think you know where this is? We took this photo in Madrid, Spain. The gardens are vertical…literally built on the side of a wall. There are 15,000 plants of 250 different species in this masterpiece. Did you notice the machine in the  bottom right hand corner? That will lift the gardener up so he/she can […]

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