Barcelona, 1 June 2002
The bus from the airport will take you to this square in the center of Barcelona.
Barcelona, 1 June 2002
This is a big market hall in the center of Barcelona, here you can find anything from seafood to vegetables.
Barcelona, 1 June 2002
Statue of Columbus showing the way to America, this statue is located in the southern part of Barcelona, near the harbour.
Barcelona, 1 June 2002
Closeup of the lower part of the statue.
Barcelona, 1 June 2002
Making my way through some scruffy quarters I came by this nice looking building, apparently some old monastery.
Barcelona, 1 June 2002
The cathedral of Barcelona.
Barcelona, 1 June 2002
Inside the cathedral.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
In the background you can see one of the entrances to Alhambra, the two persons are Bettina Wendling (Germany) and Stefan-Sven Jester (Germany) also attending the conference.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
The entrance to the city through the protective wall surrounding it.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Plaza de Nuevo in downtown Granada.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
One of the many nice streets in downtown Granada with Bettina standing in the foreground.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Our hotel, located on the hills above Granada, just next to the entrance of the Alhambra. The people outside the hotel are the conference attendees waiting for the tour of Alhambra to start.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Before the conference dinner there was a reception in the hotel bar with some cheese, ham, wine, beer and Sangria.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Another picture from the reception.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Yet another picture from the reception, the three people standing in the middle are (from left to right) Nihed Chabaane (France), Paolo Piseri (Italy) and Alessandro Podesta (Italy).
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
After the conference dinner we headed down to Granada for some nightlife.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
The hardcore party people on their way into a nightclub.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
The hardcore party people party on through the night in Granada, observe the ugly spanish guy in the foreground.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Yet another picture from the nightclub.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
The last evening we spent in the hotel downstairs bar in the company of the other conference attendees.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
More pictures from the last evening in the hotel bar, from left to right Uzi Landmann, Karl-Heinz (Conference chairman) and ??.
Cluster-surface interaction conference, Granada, 1-6 June 2002
Yet another picture from the hotel bar.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
The garden section of Alhambra shot from the castle section.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
The castle section of Alhambra shot from the garden section.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
The garden section, this part of Alhambra was originally built in the 10th century by the arabs.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
More pictures from the garden section.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
Yet another picture from the garden section.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
This picture shows the Al baicin shot from the garden section of Alhambra.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
This picture shows the castle section of Alhambra together with Al baicin in the background.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
The castle section featured original buildings built by the arabs as well as newer building build by the spanish royals in the 15th century as the one shown in this picture.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
The inside on the building shown in the previous picture, this building was never finished due to the lack of money after the spanish drove the arabs out of Spain.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
This wall is a part of the sultans quarters in Alhambra, this particular wall is the original wall from the 14th century.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
Inside the sultans quarters.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
Inside the sultans private quarters, the Sultan lived on the right side of this building and the Sultana (the wife who first gave birth to a son) lived on the left side.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
Inside the Sultans private quarters.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
A window inside the Sultans private quarters overviewing the Al baicin.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
One of the huge walls of Alhambra.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
More pictures of the walls around Alhambra.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
The bridge seen in the back is the bridge which connects the garden section of Alhambra with the castle section.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
Going under the bridge in the previous picture you walk through the Alhmbra.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
Following the road seen in the previous picture will eventually lead down to Al baicin, which can be seen in the background of this picture.
Conference excursion, Alhambra, 4 June 2002
And finally the Alhambra as seen from the church of Saint Nicholas in Al baicin.
Al baicin, 6 June 2002
View in the old quarters of Al baicin, this was the place where the arabs first settled down when they arrived in Granada.
Al baicin, 6 June 2002
We ate lunch at Ladrillo in the center of Al baicin.
Al baicin, 6 June 2002
The lunch consisted of a huge plate of salad, bread, a huge plate of fried fish, shrimps and octopus called Barco (= little boat in spanish) and two cans of beer. The food was delicious andit only cost us 10 &euro per person !!
Al baicin, 6 June 2002
The main street through Al baicin featuring Alessandro at the left and Paolo on the right.