Amazing, amazing, amazing… !! That’s nearly all I can say about the moment I experienced while shooting this photo. There was so much energy in the surrounding area that I got so hyped up along with it. This was the the 72 hour trips from Marbella to Malaga to Murcia to Granada then Valencia and back… in 72 hours! That was the most amazing sight seeing marathon ever that was organized and planned every minutes of the way by Aude Filsack! There were Aude, Maxine, Maria and I! Well that was 3 girls and me! It said a lot about how much they must have trusted me along the trip, lol! Not that I am not trust worthy! But anyway, we got to share so many thoughts and ideas amongt each other during the trip. It is amazing how little time it takes for people to really get to know each other if we choose to open up.
Oh yes! This was the trip where a very very cheesy phrase was translate into Portuguese by Maria… during our very very cheesy dinner at an Italian restaurant. It was saying “you are the cheese to my macaroni.” That was so sweet! And the message was sent to… of course “…”!
How cheesy was that! Ahh… great time! I miss you all! Aude, Maxine… Maria! Let’s do it again!!! But next time I promise to be your organizer but it is going to be in Portugal!
Ahh yes… today post is a bit different from the norm. After I have the picture ready to upload, I felt the urge to edit it which resulted in the black and white picture. You still have access to the original color version.
It was during the 48 hour 4 city trip with my colleagues. As we were resting from the walk… I noticed that the majority of the tourists are walking in pairs and as I keep searching for that perfect pair… left and right, I couldn’t find any.
In the end, as I looked up… straight right in front of me is this lovely couple that I only had a split second to capture it.
There, at the moment… it was so sweet that I wish to know who they are so that I can share this picture with them!
So then… I asked and believed.
Now?… Received.
Don’t know what am I talking about? Well… it’s part of “the secret”. ^_^
As we were walking in the Granada city center in Spain, I smelled the fragrance of dry herbs from far away. After 5 minutes of turning around, spinning around, and walking around… we found the source of the smell. Presented before us, are a range of herb varieties for “SMOKING”. Amazing!
The aromas of the herbs helped rejuvenate us from hours of walking in the city. We stoped there only to spend a few mintues at the shop before we marched forward to explore the rest of the city.
Yup… was gone for a few days, but now I am back! Where? to a place like this… at Alhambra de Granada, so much mystery, history and memory. Aude, Max and Maria were waiting outside while I was lost in this little plaza. While I was lost, I did my best to be productive and took so many photos there. And this is one of them. Hope you enjoy it!
Look here, look there, I searched and searched for the right gift to buy in a store in the City Center of Granada, Spain. It is just too hard to get anything here, because that gift that is right before my eye… which is the view and that amazing experience which is then transfer into photo itself.
Sometime we try so hard, perhaps too hard, to look for that “ladybug” that has exhausted you chasing after it. Little did we know that… the harder we try, the further away the ladybugs flew because we are scaring them. But when we are calm and just do our thing… then you would realize how ladybugs would just fly to greet you. All you have to do is… enjoy and cherish that split second where the ladybug flew by.
If you have watched the movie Howl’s Moving Castle before, then you would likely wonder the same thing as I am. What does it feel like, that moment Sophie looks outside of the window on the castle. I think that the view from Alhambra de Granada is as close as it gets for me. I feel that anything is possible, walking on air, flying in the sky, and appearing from one place to another… just like Howl.
For the photo today, took at around 11:00 pm, just right before it was closed… Wouldn’t it be amazing if the Alhambra de Granada can actually move and that people can live on the castle, traveling, exploring, and discovering new places along with the castle. I think it would be AWESOME!!! you?
Okay… after trying to sleep, which resulted in failure, here I am posting one more for Saturday… It is just an hour difference from the last post (Friday’s post) but it is still… a different day. So I can post it ^_^. For the location… I did some research and here is what it said according to the official website
“The Patio of the Lions (Patio de los Leones) is probably the most famous place of the Alhambra. It is so called because of the twelve lions that throw jets of water and which are part of the fountain in the middle of the patio. The big dodecagon-shaped basin rests on top of these twelve lions that are around it. This white marble fountain is one of the most important examples of Muslim sculpture. A poem by Ibn Zamrak was carved on the border of the basin. At the beginning of the 17th century another basin was added and is currently in the Garden of the Ramparts (Jardín de los Adarves), as well as the jet, which was done later, as indicated in the engraving.”
So… as it is said… the cool thing about this place are the 12 lions that are around the fountain. Unfortunately, the Lions are on vacation, leaving the fountain dry. However, with the lions gone, they have build a temporary structure, (very architecturally modern / simple / elegent) that added the uniqueness to this place even more because of the combination of the Classical and Modern architecture.
How did I get this shot? I was trying to see from different perspective and this time… I was thinking… “what would it feel like to be the water, what would the water see…” and that is how the photo came about. Look carefully and you would see me in the reflection along with the reflection of the architecture surrounding it.
Okay… really… I am going to sleep now. Next stop… Valencia
