#alandaluz

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Alándaluz / Alandaluz

Gender: Female

Pronunciation: a-lahn-da-LOOS (Latin American Spanish); a-lahn-da-LOOTH (Spanish)

Origin: Spanish variant of the name Alándalus

Meaning: Possibly meaning Of the Vandal tribe

Ranking in the US top 1000: Not ranked

[thenamegarden]

Alándaluz / Alandaluz

Gender: Male

Pronunciation: a-lahn-da-LOOS (Latin American Spanish); a-lahn-da-LOOTH (Spanish)

Origin: Spanish variant of the name Alándalus

Meaning: Possibly meaning Of the Vandal tribe

Ranking in the US top 1000: Not ranked

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Choppzinho Pra Fechar a Noite #ferias #garopaba #sc #goodvibe #alandaluz #saintbier #delicia (em Al Andaluz Garopaba - Gastronomia e Chopperia)

[realeska]

#molotov gimmie the power #aguasaguas #mexico #coatepec #alandaluz

[snailfrog]

Traditional Sephardic song: Morena me llaman

Morena Me Llaman is a Sephardic folk song about a Moorish girl ("they call me the dark one") which was recorded in the seventeenth century collection Arte de la lengua castellana española by Gonzolo Correas (1625). It is sung in Ladino, a hybrid of Hebrew and medieval Spanish spoken in Spain before the expulsion of the Jews in 1492. 

They call me the dark one Though I was born fair, Parading about my beauty I lost my color

Clothed in green And brilliant red So says the bride With her man

Little ladder of gold And of ivory For the bride to climb To give Kiddushin

Tell me my beauty If you wish to come with me I have taken my marriage vows And I cannot come with you

They call me the dark one, If the king’s son Should once again call on me, I will go with him.

The music suggests it was written a few centuries before the Reconquista.

[mchehab13]

Granada

Ah Granada. I can understand why the ‘Moors’ held onto you for so long. I would not have wanted to give you up either.    

The architecture here is like Madrid and unlike Seville. What do I mean? I’m not completely sure, but unlike its Southern neighbour, the buildings are not flat-ish or white-ish:

It was through these beautiful streets that we got quite confused finding the main information office to pick up this tourist card we had bought. Luckily, the locals were lovely enough to help.  

We arrived quite late, so the first day was spent walking around. We saw an Easter procession close up:

#I loved these costumes. Very stern yet so pretty!

On the way back to the hotel, I suddenly saw a little sign with a little arrow that said ‘Alhambra’. Nada and I had thought we would need a bus or some type of vehicle to access it, seeing that it’s on hill. Alas not! We walked up that street and what do you know, we went straight into the gates of the Alhambra! Now, we didn’t go into the actual building because we had our ticket for the next day.

Walking back down the street, we purchased some flamenco tickets and a couple of hours later, went for the show:

The most surprising element of the performance was the just how loud it was with all the foot-stomping, clapping and yelling. The one thing that was incredibly amusing AND slightly off-putting were the faces the dancers and guitarist pulled whilst performing… kinda made it hard to watch!

By far though the most irritating aspect was this annoying woman in the audience who would randomly and incorrectly say ‘Oley’ during and at the end of the dances. It was soooo out of place and awkward for this obviously non-Spanish person. After the third time it went something like this:

FOOT STOMPING AND MAN SINGING AND GUITARIST GOING CRAZY, LOTS OF NOIS -

“Oley”

*Heads turn and sighs of annoyance*

Regardless, it was a great performance and I will upload some of it for you to check out.

Oh! On the same street I spotted a beautiful lamp. Mustn’t forget the lamps!

The next day was the day we visited the Alhambra. 

You cannot imagine Spain without the Alhambra. The Palace is the most visited tourist attraction in the country and for me, the principal monument that highlights the complex position Islam has within Spanish history and imagination. Despite the fact that its splendor and beauty is held in such high esteem, the period of Al-Andalus is not really acknowledged or valued within and outside of Spain. It’s such a shame – to me, it feels like the monument (along with the mosque in Cordoba) are somewhat held separate from that period, like a solitary beacon of what once was. Not many people know of the other achievements from that time, especially in regards to the sheer amount of inestimable knowledge that was fostered and shared as a result of religious belief. In fact, in the Alhambra, there is a lot of recognition of American historian and novelist Washington Irving, with statues and souvenirs in his name…but I didn’t see any of the leaders who actually built the place. Anywho, the subject is far too deep and layered for a university student to dissect on a travel blog, so I’ll just recommend that you research the subject at your own leisurely pace :) Off you go now.

To simply put it: Yes, it is that beautiful, that special and incredible. For a good while afterwards, everything else I saw seemed a little humdrum.  If you go to Spain, you have to see it. It is overwhelmingly impressive. Not only are the buildings inside amazing (with the most mind-blowing detail) the gardens were gorgeous.

I’m just going to put up a whole bunch of photos now:

  We overheard a guided tour leader point out the best viewing point (San Nicholas) to see the Palace as a whole (great piece of *free* advice, sir!) and off we went. It was such a trek to walk but it was so so worth it:

Our route out of the viewing point led us to the Moroccan area, known as the albayzin. Much as you would expect, it was an eruption of colour.   

Our third and final day, we checked out the Cathedral and the royal chapel.

We weren’t allowed take photos inside, which was unfortunate because the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic monarchs who regained Spain from the Muslims were inside. Granada was the last Muslim kingdom to fall, so the city was very symbolic for them. 

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Michael Popp to rozchwytywany muzyk w kręgach niemieckiej muzyki dawnej. Założyciel kultowego Estampie oraz Qantal, Vocame i Al Andaluz Project, inspirującego się ideą współpracy między trzema kulturami średniowiecznej Hiszpanii.