Seville!! Or in Spanish, Sevilla (sir-vee-ya)
Plaza de Espana (Spanish Square)This is one of my favourite places in Seville.
Trivia : George Lucas filmed part of Star Wars Episode II at the Spanish Square. I kid you not.
Indians in Spain?? They provide good music, though.
One would not have really visited a Spanish city if one did not visit its cathedral. Simply called Catedral de Sevilla (formerly, Catedral de Santa Maria de la Sede; maybe they decided this name was too long), this is a Gothic cathedral which is build over the site of the no longer existing Almohad mosque. It is the largest church in the whole world.
The tomb of Christopher Columbus in the Catedral de Sevilla
Seville Gardens
(Orange trees in the 2nd picture - not very interesting)
There is a myth that if you touch these bushes, true love will come your way.
The Alcuzar - note the Arabic influences
One of the gardens at the Alcuzar.
I was told a garden is considered beautiful if the visitor's 5 senses are aroused - see the beauty, smell the flowers, hear the wind and birds, touch the leaves, taste the fruits.
Visit to the Jewish quarters by foot. The crowd in this picture was led by two guys playing Spanish songs on their guitars. It felt wonderful!
(I still can't get over the blue skies)
The Spanish Christians created this at the Basilica de la Macarena to symbolize Jesus' crucifixion, as the vision of Christ on the cross was thought to be too gruesome to some.
Time to scour the streets of Seville
The Sierpes is the only pedestrian shopping street in Seville.
This is where I bought most of the Seville souvenirs for those of you who got them.
Paella Negro
With squid ink.
No Seville experience would be complete without a Flamenco show. Seville has the best Flamenco shows, or so I was told.
(Orange trees in the 2nd picture - not very interesting)
There is a myth that if you touch these bushes, true love will come your way.
The Alcuzar - note the Arabic influences
One of the gardens at the Alcuzar.I was told a garden is considered beautiful if the visitor's 5 senses are aroused - see the beauty, smell the flowers, hear the wind and birds, touch the leaves, taste the fruits.
Visit to the Jewish quarters by foot. The crowd in this picture was led by two guys playing Spanish songs on their guitars. It felt wonderful!(I still can't get over the blue skies)
The Spanish Christians created this at the Basilica de la Macarena to symbolize Jesus' crucifixion, as the vision of Christ on the cross was thought to be too gruesome to some.
Time to scour the streets of Seville
The Sierpes is the only pedestrian shopping street in Seville.This is where I bought most of the Seville souvenirs for those of you who got them.
Paella NegroWith squid ink.
No Seville experience would be complete without a Flamenco show. Seville has the best Flamenco shows, or so I was told.
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