The gardens of Alhambra were absolutely spectacular. Some areas were hundreds of years old and the precision in clipping and sculpting was incredible. I would have love to see it when the roses were fully out as there were acres of different sorts with underplanting. To be frank, it was something to rival the Botanic Gardens, in another 1000 years!
Things are particularly well kept, clean and crisp. The hedge plants are cut into really cool shapes and all the planting is clearly planned out as we are currently coming into spring here.
I would love to see it in its full glory, so perhaps another trip, Ian?
They don't have big signs up about staying on the footpaths, or keep out of the gardens as it is kind of a given when you have such incredible gardens that are more a work of art, than a bit of stuff that grows.
People were taking heaps of photos and lots of praise and appreciation is going on.
Imagine my surprise to find a selfie stick wielding lady actually standing IN the garden to get a perfect shot of herself!! Imagine my surprise when being in the garden was not enough and she had to .......
snuggle into the wall to get the flowers to spread out around her for an even better selfie. She is STANDING ON THE IRISES!!!!! Worse! No one was egging her on, she was doing this for the perfect, post middle age, glamour shot!!!!
Then she moved down a couple of gardens and had another crack at it with a thornless yellow rose as her back drop!!!
Another bunch were taking selfies in the gardens, then pushed a barrier out of the way to go up some stairs to the garden above!! I wonder if the barrier was a special part of their tour, like the secret platform 9 3/4 in Harry Potter. Or could it be they were just ignorant?? My money is on ignorant!!!
Another example presented itself with this particularly water loving woman, who wanted a photo inside the hedge, inside the metal barrier and on the EDGE of the water feature. I couldn't help myself starring at her, but she was oblivious to my mental messages.
Unbelievable. We think that our parents at school are so entitled that they don't have to obey the road rules, or common courtesy, but this is next level!!!!
I really should have pushed her in!
Things are particularly well kept, clean and crisp. The hedge plants are cut into really cool shapes and all the planting is clearly planned out as we are currently coming into spring here.
I would love to see it in its full glory, so perhaps another trip, Ian?
They don't have big signs up about staying on the footpaths, or keep out of the gardens as it is kind of a given when you have such incredible gardens that are more a work of art, than a bit of stuff that grows.
People were taking heaps of photos and lots of praise and appreciation is going on.
Imagine my surprise to find a selfie stick wielding lady actually standing IN the garden to get a perfect shot of herself!! Imagine my surprise when being in the garden was not enough and she had to .......
snuggle into the wall to get the flowers to spread out around her for an even better selfie. She is STANDING ON THE IRISES!!!!! Worse! No one was egging her on, she was doing this for the perfect, post middle age, glamour shot!!!!
Then she moved down a couple of gardens and had another crack at it with a thornless yellow rose as her back drop!!!
Another bunch were taking selfies in the gardens, then pushed a barrier out of the way to go up some stairs to the garden above!! I wonder if the barrier was a special part of their tour, like the secret platform 9 3/4 in Harry Potter. Or could it be they were just ignorant?? My money is on ignorant!!!
Another example presented itself with this particularly water loving woman, who wanted a photo inside the hedge, inside the metal barrier and on the EDGE of the water feature. I couldn't help myself starring at her, but she was oblivious to my mental messages.
Unbelievable. We think that our parents at school are so entitled that they don't have to obey the road rules, or common courtesy, but this is next level!!!!
I really should have pushed her in!
Entitled - one of the most overused phrases of this generation! Look Sus just use the words you will feel better ... self absorbed, selfish, ignorant, vain, but most of all disrespectful.
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