From Madrid we took the fast AVE train. It was very fast, and very quiet. It was a 2 1/2 hour train ride and I don't know how many miles that we went, but it was fun to be on the fast train.
Our first stop was the old cathedral in Seville and it was very impressive. It is the 3rd largest in Europe and it is huge. The picture above depicts scenes from the Bible from Christs life and it is all done in gold and gold leaf.
This is a picture of one of Columbus's supposed graves. There are a number of places that claim Columbus is buried there, but supposedly they did some sort of DNA testing a number of years ago and he is really buried here. He was from this part of southern Spain and left for his explorations from the coast near Seville.
Rob, Matt & Nikki climbed to the top of the bell tower and got some great views. Being 7 months pregnant, I had to pass on some of those extra stepping activities.
Southern Spain has reminders of the Moorish people who lived here years ago. Most things have been torn down, but this place is called Alcazar a castle of sorts is one of the few remainders. It is beautiful and very different. You can see the influence from the east.
The bull fighting ring in Seville is almost the oldest in Spain. They have a museum and give tours and it was very informative. We are standing in the stands of this old bull ring.
We ended our night in Seville with a flamenco dancing show. It was so cool and so intense. I didn't know what to expect but I was completely impressed with this show.
From Madrid we took the fast AVE train. It was very fast, and very quiet. It was a 2 1/2 hour train ride and I don't know how many miles that we went, but it was fun to be on the fast train.
Our first stop was the old cathedral in Seville and it was very impressive. It is the 3rd largest in Europe and it is huge. The picture above depicts scenes from the Bible from Christs life and it is all done in gold and gold leaf.
This is a picture of one of Columbus's supposed graves. There are a number of places that claim Columbus is buried there, but supposedly they did some sort of DNA testing a number of years ago and he is really buried here. He was from this part of southern Spain and left for his explorations from the coast near Seville.
Rob, Matt & Nikki climbed to the top of the bell tower and got some great views. Being 7 months pregnant, I had to pass on some of those extra stepping activities.
Southern Spain has reminders of the Moorish people who lived here years ago. Most things have been torn down, but this place is called Alcazar a castle of sorts is one of the few remainders. It is beautiful and very different. You can see the influence from the east.
The bull fighting ring in Seville is almost the oldest in Spain. They have a museum and give tours and it was very informative. We are standing in the stands of this old bull ring.
We ended our night in Seville with a flamenco dancing show. It was so cool and so intense. I didn't know what to expect but I was completely impressed with this show.
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Welcome home! What a trip! Glad that you had such a nice time and got to see so many things, including your parents! Loved all the pictures!
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