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| View comments | Add comments | E-mail this to a friend | Print this article |   Page  1  2  [3]  4  5  >>   Granada - The Alhambra - Generalife The queue at 8am for tickets to get into La Alhambra © Eugene Khoo Rose path in the Generalife © Eugene Khoo We rise up early, grab a quick breakfast and arrive at the Alhambra ticket counter on a cold, dark and windy morning. It's 7:05am and there's more than a hundred people lined up. We quickly take a place in the queue. The queue rapidly grows in length as the first rays of the sun peek over the horizon. Soon, a second queue forms, this queue however leads to an enterprising Café bar which makes a roaring business selling coffee and hot chocolate to the hungry and cold masses lining up. After a while, a few people start wandering around in the search of the holy servicio (washrooms) of La Alhambra. We get our tickets at 9:30. In order to control the crowds and limit the number of visitors, there is a time slot for each section of the Alhambra. This meant that we could only spend so much time in each area. Since we can get to the Palace areas at 11:00, we decide to tour the Generalife first. The name Generalife or Yannat al Arif has various translations. Some say it means paradise gardens or even the Garden of Lofty paradise. It could also mean the gardens with a thousand gardeners! When you wonder about this magnificent place, you'll find well manicured lawns, pruned trees and bubbling water channels. Historically, the Generalife contained a pasture and fruiting orchards presumeably to supply the Palace. The walk around the Generalife can take as short as half-an-hour but we'd recommend you take you time to savor the views of Granada city below, the beautiful roses and gardens. The problem with such a popular place is that you'll always have someone in your way when you are trying to composed a photo. The unexpected benefit of the quota entry system is that any one place isn't completely flooded with tourists but it can still get pretty crowded at vantage points. Left-to-right: The author takes a break, Fountain and Pools at the Generlife, Moorish inscriptions on ceramic tiles © Eugene Khoo    Map 9083 Granada (Michelin City Plans) by Granada 1492: The Reconquest of Spain (Trade Editions) by South from Granada (Kodansha Globe) by In association with:    © 2001 Eugene Khoo.   Page  1  2  [3]  4  5  >>   E-mail this to a friend    Print this article   Add comments This article is over a year old. Comments are no longer accepted. [v1.0]

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