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The Seville Cathedral
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Lovely evening in Seville, exploring the streets near my hotel
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The Seville Cathedral, completed in 1507 is the third largest church in the world as well as the largest gothic church
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A few blocks from the cathedral
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Looking down at the breakfast area of my hotel in Seville
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nice glassed in atrium in the hotel
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Cathedral again, Sevilla
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Modern tram in tourist area. Note, no overhead wires. Tram connects to overhead wires at end of line, charges batteries and makes a quick round trip before charging again. And you know
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Next few photos are of The Alcazar built by the Moors between 13th and 16th centuries. This the ceiling of one room. Note detail in the following pics
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The Alcazar, a wall
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More of the Moors
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Doorway arches
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Neck got still looking up so much
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Good example of workmanship
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The queens long bathtub. What a waste; someone who had read up on her said that she only bathed twice a year. Whew piggy!
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More Real Alcazar
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Look at those tapestries!
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Lunch, sure this was better than Burger King across the street
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The next few are taken at the Spanish Pavilion, a former queens palace that she gave to the city along with a lovely park
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More
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Have you noticed, I like lampposts
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Etc
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Beautiful
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Not so beautiful
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Each major city was represented by these mosaics. Must be 60 depicting historical events in that area. This for Barcelona, our next adventure after Sevilla
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Church of Lady Macarana from bus tour. No this is Not where the dance originated
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This is when the GPS on your smartphone comes in handy
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More narrow streets
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The Golden Tower on riverbank. Seville. Built by Moors
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Typical small plaza in Seville just around the corner from hotel. Time to eat and think about packing for Barcelona
