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gowerboy
5/12/2008 10:11 am |
Qal‘at al-Hamra Alhambra Red Fortress set against the snow-covered mountains Sierra Nevada seven hundred and seventy seven years the Moors ruled al-Ándalus and Granada in 1492 the reconquista reached Andalucia and Columbus and the conquistadores reached the shores of America the world would never be the same again but then it never is |
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5/12/2008 11:05 am |
MMM, a word please  What does that mean
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5/12/2008 11:13 am |
have you been, wow mindblowing whats it all about if you cant have a laugth and a shag every now and then
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5/12/2008 11:15 am |
The fool got lost trying to find India and what was even worse, is that the indigenous living on those shores had bad immigration laws.
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 5/12/2008 11:32 am |
MMM, a word please What does that meanI'm just too lazy to write a proper post about it all.
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5/12/2008 11:34 am |
Inshallah, the getting lost trend continued. Beautiful pix, mate. Why am I suddenly missing Amer Fort? In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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5/12/2008 11:34 am |
have you been, wow mindblowing and then there's Granada itself, the old town, the tapas, the teashops if they gave me something to eat every time I had a beer in Alicante, I'd never go to Mercadona again I didn't want to leave
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5/12/2008 11:36 am |
The fool got lost trying to find India and what was even worse, is that the indigenous living on those shores had bad immigration laws. But you're right, they should have asked him for his papers.
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5/12/2008 11:54 am |
Inshallah, the getting lost trend continued. Beautiful pix, mate. Why am I suddenly missing Amer Fort? Photography is not really my thing, but the Alhambra is one of those places that is impossible to photograph badly. I've never been to India, probably because my brother hasn't lived there yet (being of the poverty jet-set I can only afford to travel to places where friends or family can offer me a floor).
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5/12/2008 1:26 pm |
oiy, I still don't under stand you between the stars, beyond the planet mars, there Sens will be
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5/12/2008 2:00 pm |
I am sure you have many friends and family members, therefore ...many floors... ...and yes i have heard it is a wonderful place to be and to revel in its serene beauty...
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5/12/2008 2:03 pm |
Oh my gosh, what a great place. Did you have a beer for me?
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5/12/2008 3:14 pm |
The Nina, or a reproduction of such, was moored off a dock in Corpus. It bore a sign reading "do not touch ship" and I had to laugh a bit. Because it was tied REALLY close to the dock and a mere six months ago, I'd have jumped that tied off rope and had a look around. It seemed small and a crime I could execute rather quickly. However, now that I'm Kanga to the little Roo, hopping about and disregarding posted warnings isn't something I should do. Well, hopping would be okay. I still have 18 pesky pounds to get rid of...
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5/12/2008 6:35 pm |
Hey, we got forced into siesta mentality for 400 odd years, too, and we haven't shaken it off. I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.
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5/12/2008 8:54 pm |
I love getting lost.....I never know what I'm going to find. Photography is not really my thing, but the Alhambra is one of those places that is impossible to photograph badly. I've never been to India, probably because my brother hasn't lived there yet (being of the poverty jet-set I can only afford to travel to places where friends or family can offer me a floor). India's a brilliant place but I've noticed you either love it or hate it for a lot of peeps. And if it wasn't for my job, I reckon I would be the same, trying to score a place to bunk over during my travels. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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5/12/2008 10:53 pm |
Alhamdulillah, that was a beautiful fortress. Is that where Toneboney's pic was taken? this post was informative as well. Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional
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5/13/2008 5:44 am |
Something about being in places which have been witness to history is humbling and exciting. America being so young and the natives of this land having a very wise policy of "leaving no tracks" there's not much to inspire this feeling. A place here in the states called American Stonehenge in Salem New Hampshire gave me that feeling of awe and of looking back on a road from very long ago.
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5/13/2008 9:44 am |
oiy, I still don't under stand you Welcome back.
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5/13/2008 9:45 am |
I am sure you have many friends and family members, therefore ...many floors... ...and yes i have heard it is a wonderful place to be and to revel in its serene beauty...If you can, go to Granada. Go on. Go.
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5/13/2008 9:46 am |
Oh my gosh, what a great place. Did you have a beer for me?
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5/13/2008 9:48 am |
The Nina, or a reproduction of such, was moored off a dock in Corpus. It bore a sign reading "do not touch ship" and I had to laugh a bit. Because it was tied REALLY close to the dock and a mere six months ago, I'd have jumped that tied off rope and had a look around. It seemed small and a crime I could execute rather quickly. However, now that I'm Kanga to the little Roo, hopping about and disregarding posted warnings isn't something I should do. Well, hopping would be okay. I still have 18 pesky pounds to get rid of... and now, of course, you have one. Happy hopping.
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5/13/2008 9:50 am |
Hey, we got forced into siesta mentality for 400 odd years, too, and we haven't shaken it off. Yeah, right. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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5/13/2008 9:53 am |
I know what you mean. I always get lost and that's when I discover the best things. India's a brilliant place but I've noticed you either love it or hate it for a lot of peeps. And if it wasn't for my job, I reckon I would be the same, trying to score a place to bunk over during my travels. Getting lost in Cornwall is less fun. As the sky grows darker and the sound of duelling banjos grows louder, you are suddenly reminded of words like "Don't leave the path", and the ambiguity of the term "deliverance". I'd love to go to India, even though I don't know if I'd love it once there. You have to try these things.
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5/13/2008 9:57 am |
Alhamdulillah, that was a beautiful fortress. Is that where Toneboney's pic was taken? this post was informative as well. The Alhambra is beautiful. If I could, I'd post more photos...but it means too many posts at once. What I need to do is to invite everybody to be my friend, and then you could see the photo album. I could have been more informative, but I went for concise instead
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5/13/2008 10:14 am |
Something about being in places which have been witness to history is humbling and exciting. America being so young and the natives of this land having a very wise policy of "leaving no tracks" there's not much to inspire this feeling. A place here in the states called American Stonehenge in Salem New Hampshire gave me that feeling of awe and of looking back on a road from very long ago. In a different vein, I get over-awed by geological time. Sitting on the rocks by the sea on a winter's day and watching the waves pound at the shore and imagining the millions of years this process has been going on for. In some ways, it's too much to comprehend. History is, after all, more human.
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