Once downtown, George was easily able to fill his prescriptions and after a "breakfast" of sorts we managed to get our SIM cards at MovieStar. There are LOTS of good buys for clothing and shoes - having to resist the urge!!! Next we found a 2nd tourist info - this one was a Granada specific centre and they were very helpful. Despite having a ticket reservation, we needed to pick up the actual tickets in advance or at the gate - by picking up in town we save the line up at Alhambra. So after a cerveza, we headed up for our tour which was at 4 (grounds access from 2 -8).
This fountain was on our walk up to the Alhambra
Once in the grounds, we saw the moorish baths first.
Although Michael did not take many photos of the gardens and fountains around, there is water everywhere - an amazingly it is all gravity fed from the mountains in an elaborate series of tunnels, channels, fountains, pools and more - quite an amazing feat. But the buildings all around capture your imagination even more - hence the photos of them.
The Alhambra itself was awe inspiring - simple wood and plaster construction but elaborately complex detail everywhere. 
The ceilings, floors, walls and all around are full of arches with minute detail on everything. The painting has mostly all faded now, but flashes of the original colour sometimes appear - blues, reds and gold were likely everywhere.
This fountain was on our walk up to the Alhambra
Once in the grounds, we saw the moorish baths first.
Although Michael did not take many photos of the gardens and fountains around, there is water everywhere - an amazingly it is all gravity fed from the mountains in an elaborate series of tunnels, channels, fountains, pools and more - quite an amazing feat. But the buildings all around capture your imagination even more - hence the photos of them.
The Alhambra itself was awe inspiring - simple wood and plaster construction but elaborately complex detail everywhere. 
The ceilings, floors, walls and all around are full of arches with minute detail on everything. The painting has mostly all faded now, but flashes of the original colour sometimes appear - blues, reds and gold were likely everywhere.
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