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Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food at Heathrow Terminal 5
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my hotel, just off Gran Via in Madrid
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Plaza de España with stone Cervantes sculpture overlooking his creations
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Don Quixote and Sancho Panza at Plaza de España
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Plaza de Cibeles with Madrid City Hall behind me
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inside City Hall (aka Cibeles Palace)
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view of Plaza de Cibeles from City Hall observation deck
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Cibeles Fountain - Cybele, Roman goddess of fertility, on a chariot pulled by two lions
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Bear and the Madroño Tree at Puerta del Sol
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street performer
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Spanish highway distances measured from here at Puerta del Sol
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Plaza Mayor
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Plaza de la Villa, former City Hall here
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Palacio Real - the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family in Madrid, but it's only used for state ceremonies
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Almudena Cathedral
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Puerta de Toledo - an old gateway to the city of Madrid
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at Plaza Castilla - Puerta de Europa towers and Obelisk of Calatrava
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Estadio Olímpico metro station
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Metro map
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my train to Granada from Atocha railway station
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on the way to Nasrid Palaces
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Palacio de Carlos V - built after the Christians had conquered the Muslims in the Granada War
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Palacio de Carlos V from second floor
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Wine Gate
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entering Mexuar Palace
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Façade of Comares
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Oratory
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Court of the Myrtles, the iconic Alhambra photo
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Fountain of the Lions - under renovation
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Hall of the Two Sisters
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view of Albayzín
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Partal Palace
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Star of David?
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Plaza de Armas in Alcazaba
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baths
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Tower of Homage on the left, people at Round Tower lookout on far left
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view of Plaza de Armas from top of Torre de la Vela (Watch Tower)
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Granada city centre, including the Cathedral of Granada; Plaza Nueva in foreground
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Generalife ("Architect's Garden") - palace and gardens built in early 14th century
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in Generalife
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looking back at Alhambra
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Water Stairway (without any water)
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back at Alhambra, Palacio de los Abencerrajes, only the foundations remain
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inside the Baths of the Mosque
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Palacio de Carlos V on the left, Church of Santa María de la Alhambra on the right
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Gate of Justice
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fountain at Gate of Justice
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Washington Irving Monument - his brief stay here inspired 'Tales of the Alhambra'
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Cathedral of Granada
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my hotel on Plaza Trinidad
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Alcaicería
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Plaza de Bib-Rambla
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Corral del Carbón
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Plaza Isabel la Catolica - this is Columbus and Queen Isabella I with the contract for his first voyage to the Americas
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tapas
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Cathedral of Granada from another angle
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Cathedral of Granada again
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entrance to Royal Chapel - I saw the tombs of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I inside
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view of Alhambra from San Nicolas viewpoint in Albayzín
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north side of snowcapped mountains in the background
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this picture is from up much higher - near Sacromonte I think. It wasn't a touristy area!
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me at San Nicolas viewpoint
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heading back down to Granada centre along Calle Calderería Nueva
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Madrid airport terminal 4 - the largest room I've ever seen I think
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