El Generalife is where the kings of Grenada escaped from their official routine.
Top picture: I arrived there super early at the time where they water all the plants. It's amazing how they flood the roses with water. They don't use any pipes it's all done through the ancient water flumes that carry the water to the plants.
Top picture: I was the first visitor there and one of the gardeners took me into this little rose patio where you get another stunning view of Grenada, el Albaicín. If you look carefully you can see wholes in the mountains (tunnel openings). This area is called Sacromonte. He explained it's where the gyspies live in very poor conditions and it's also where flamenco was born.
El Escalera del Agua is a stairway with water flowing down it.
Bottom picture: A Japenese guy from Tokyo who told me he was one of the guys who camped out for the tickets. Then he realised he had 5 minutes to get to the Palaces (everyone is given a very strict visiting time to the main bit of the Alhambra). We were at least 25 minutes away. So he ran off.
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