Madrid, Spain

So on my last day on my trip to Spain I visited Madrid and saw many things around the area. I saw the castle were the king and queen live. There were many guards outside the building for protection.

I saw the cathedral and many other location I really enjoyed my visit for sure.

Here are some pictures of the area.

Thyrone Mills

Yesterday my photogroup and I went to the Purple Tree Conservation area Maple Syrup festival and then to Thyrone Mills.

I was very happy to see the maple syrup still bubling out of the evaporator as it has been a pretty amazing year according to the folks there. They have been able to make 500+ liters of maple syrup and the sap was still flowing out of the trees. While there I was able to sample hot cider and eat pancakes with fresh maple syrup...mmm

Afterwards there was a suggestion to go to a place called Thyrone Mills just north on Bowmanville, Ontario. Now I have driven by this place on countless times as this is the route that I took to Cornwall on the weekends but never stopped.

It is the oldest working mill in Ontario and it dates back to 1846. They process there own flower and also cutes there own lumber. It is a pretty amazing place to see. You can tour the area there is a pond with duck in it. There is an old rusted truck on the site that I took pictures of...a photographers dream.

What a great day.

Abandoned Building of Durham

I was reading a post on TPMG and they were talking about the abandoned buildings that have been bought by Transport Canada.

These building will be destroyed to make way for the Pickering Airport build. These buildings can be found on Highway 7 and Brock Rd and on Sideroad 30 and Concession 9.

Here are some picture.

Alhambra

So here is the the third post on my trip to Spain.

This particular post has to do with the Alhambra, in Granada Spain. So here is what I have learned about this place. The palace was completed around the end of the muslim rule of Spain in 1492. The contruction of the palace began approx. 1333 at the high of the Yusuf 1 and Mohamed V. The palace was created as a reflection of the hay day of the empire.

There are a few buildings on the site that are by all means worth to see.

There is the Palace of Charles the V. This palace was constructed in the reneissance style. This is a square building with a rounded courtyard in the center of the palace. This was completed arounf 1550. This is a beautiful palace that conveys strength of the ruler and the movement of catholisism after 1492.

Palace of Nazaire.

Now this palace is worth the admission of the Alhambra and 10 times more in my opinion. This palace was constructed around 1333 I beleive and it showcases the artestry of the people of have build this palace. There are arabe carvings on many of the palace walls, sculptured and manicured. It is such a beautiful place.

Here are some pictures.

Spain - Granada.

So this is the second part of my blog from the Spain.

So I have scene many places around the city while I was there. Some of these places are the Cathedral of Granada. This is where Queen Isabella the Catholic is burried with her husband and children.

Granada was the place were Christopher Columbus got the money from the queen to find america. It is also the last city of the Arabs to return to Spain and catholics in 1492.

There is certainly many things about the history of Granada that blogging about will not do it justice.

Spain

So here I am home after my trip from Spain. I am trying to recover from the jetlag and I am almost over it and now we need to change our clocks forward and hour.

So I am sure you are asking were did I go and what did I visit? Over the next couple of days I will point out some of the places that I have seen and some of the things that I did.

So I arrived in Spain on Friday the 13th after a long flight and a long bus ride I arrived in Granada Spain. My uncle picked me up from the bus station and off I went to Caja the town that he lives in on the outskirts of the city. I made aquaintance with his partners daughters and caught up on what has been happening for the last year or so.

After that I moved into my room and unpacked. Gave out some gifts and then just enjoyed the company. That night around 8 pm local time we went out to the bar for a little party and some Tapas....so good.

Here are a few pictures that I took on my first couple of days there.