Sunday 29th November
This morning we found a Starbucks in Seville for breakfast coffee, watched the trams glide through the plaza, listened to the horses hooves pull the carriages around and marvelled at an impromptu flamenco dancer and guitar player.
Seville tram
The view from Starbucks
Then we walked to the cathedral and wandered around inside.
The cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral, and third largest church in the world. It houses an amazing art collection, with huge paintings by Goya, Murillo and Zubaran. We also stood at the tomb of Christopher Columbus’ son.
The tomb of Christopher Columbus' son
High ceilings
Inside the cathedral
Magnificent ceilings, an impressive organ, many stained glass windows and massive doorways filled us with awe and wonderment.
Gilded frieze
Sunday morning mass
One of the many stained glass windows
We then walked on to the Alcázar Palace and Gardens, home of the Spanish royal family when they are in Seville. Opulent architecture, elegant gardens, majestic walkways and fabulous water features greeted us at every twist and turn.
Walking towards the palace
Palace entrance plaza
Arabic influences everywhere
A superb mosaic ceiling
Intricate outdoor embellishment
Arches and porticos and colonades
Wonderful mosaics
Fabulous ceiling
All in all very cultural day exploring old Seville.
I’m not sure what you would have made of it, perhaps preferring more modern shops, bookstores and malls.
But you came along with us, every step of the way.
Terrifically tall palm tree
Blue skies
Spiky tree
Your brother and his girlfriend
Fountain and an avenue of trees
Mosaic bench
Mid-morning snack with you
Beautiful bouganvillea
Fish filled pond
Angel bear in front of the palace
Family photo ~ with you on my lap
Making our way back to the hotel
A quick stop by the river before leaving Seville
Love you forever.
You never leave my mind.
Precious Angel son.
xxxxx
Your flowers today
A new robin at your resting place ~ kindly bought by your aunt
The Journey of My Left Foot (whilst remembering my son) 
Lovely pictures.
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Thank you.
We did have a lovely day x
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Thank you for sharing these pictures with us! I was in Seville, but missed the terrifically tall palm tree.
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Thanks.
We had a lovely couple of days, and the weather was beautiful.
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What a journey – absolutely amazing! Thank-you for sharing this with the rest of us, I felt like I was right there with you. 🙂
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We really enjoyed our stay. Brief, but lots of walking and sightseeing.
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wonderful pics. Seville is a wonderful place to take photos.
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It truly is, especially when the weather is so good.
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Gorgeous photos! 👍 When I was a kid, we used to go to Seville once a year for some big fiesta..it was crazy busy..lots of horses, flamenco and food. Seems like a life time ago. My younger sister and I used to have our own fancy dresses with huge combs in our hair and we snap our castanets and stamp our feet with our little red shoes until my parents couldn’t take it anymore- haha …like I said, seems like a life time ago, but your pictures stirred some great memories 😊
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Ahhhh.
We only had a short visit, but I was very impressed with the old part of the city. So much to do and see, so colourful and friendly, with an amazing warren of narrow streets, leading to magnificent architecture.
We enjoyed our stay very much indeed.
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Thank-you for sharing fabulous photos and your experiences.
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My pleasure.
We had a super day together.
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Amazing.
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Thanks x
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