Sunday, August 28, 2005
Day 94: Seville
August 28: Did a guided tour of town in the morning after having our group photo outside Plaza de Espana, a building and plaza built for the 1929 World Expo held in Seville.
We got to hear about Flamenco, bull fighting, the history of Seville, Christopher Columbus; saw the lover´s gardens, former Jewish quarter, did a tour of the famous bullring, saw the museum with costumes and paintings of famous metadors and picadors, and walked around to the cathedral.
Had tapas for lunch with some tour mates, before doing a self-guided tour of the (very large) cathedral. Got to see Christopher Columbus´ tomb and monument, learnt about the various saints and altars, architecture and history of the building, before heading down to the river where I did a one hour cruise. This involved cruising up and down the river, with explanations about the various bridges and many buildings along the banks, built for the 1992 World Expo.
Headed to the hotel in the early evening - too hot to stay out in the sun, plus we´re staying a distance out of town, so this was out lift home.
We got to hear about Flamenco, bull fighting, the history of Seville, Christopher Columbus; saw the lover´s gardens, former Jewish quarter, did a tour of the famous bullring, saw the museum with costumes and paintings of famous metadors and picadors, and walked around to the cathedral.
Had tapas for lunch with some tour mates, before doing a self-guided tour of the (very large) cathedral. Got to see Christopher Columbus´ tomb and monument, learnt about the various saints and altars, architecture and history of the building, before heading down to the river where I did a one hour cruise. This involved cruising up and down the river, with explanations about the various bridges and many buildings along the banks, built for the 1992 World Expo.
Headed to the hotel in the early evening - too hot to stay out in the sun, plus we´re staying a distance out of town, so this was out lift home.
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