Balance, symmetry and water
After walking between rooms, corridors and smaller areas, we find the first one big patio of the Alhambra.
Something strange happened when I visited: I respected it, that’s right, what you hear, due to there being so many photos of the Alhambra, everyone talks about it, you see it on TV, there’s always something special, I thought (naïve of me), that when I got there I would not be so surprised, or that I would even be disappointed after expecting so much. It was in the patio that I had this feeling before entering.
I can assure you that I changed my mind right after crossing the threshold, all that “nonsense” left my head. Nothing, absolutely nothing can be compare to the feeling inside the Alhambra and the sensation that you are the star of the visit ;-) No matter what they say, No matter what you read, however scared you may be, a place like this will always comfort you!
Entering the Patio de los Arrayanes (Court of the Myrtles) at first hits you with the amazing scent of flowers that give name to the court; hence why this premier olfactive cannot be described with a photo or written about in a guide. Then there is the visual impact, of the symmetrical lines, of a canal that makes a perfect mirror, now you know not what is what, or where the division is between real and fake.
