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This post is kind of a hodgepodge of photos Cyn and I took during our week in Spain. These pics didn't manage to make it into other posts, so here they all are. Thirty-two pictures, from the whole week. Some pics of important events, some just for fun.
This was the first photo I took on the ground in Seville.
On Monday morning, we went out for a walk around downtown Seville. The first place we stopped was the Royal Tobacco Factory, which is now part of the University of Seville.
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It doesn't really look like a factory, does it?
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Inside or out.
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On Monday night, in the Barrio de Santa Cruz, we stopped in to see this little church. The church of Santa Maria la Blanca was built as a synagogue, in the early 1300's, and was in use as such until the 1390's. It then became a Catholic Church. It is one of the earliest examples of Baroque style.
This is the right-side nave. Pews were in the middle section. This was the only photo I took here that remotely turned out. There's a priest in the little confessional on the right.
We stopped there shortly before mass was to begin. It didn't seem like a normal place of worship to me. It was small and dark, and overly decorated, and old, and people were sitting int he pews praying out loud. Not like any church I've ever been in. A priest wandered through, and I'm sure he is used to tourists like us. I was trying to take photos without drawing attention to it. I stuck my head into a side chapel, where a man was praying. When I snapped the shutter, my flash went off! I have no idea why, since it didn't fire on any of the previous pics.
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Monday night, we attended a flamenco show.
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It was a very dim room.
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On Tuesday, we drove south through the mountains, and saw the Moorish castle, the little town of Zahara, and the bigger town of Ronda, with the gorge and the bridges. We continued south to the Mediterranean Sea, so now I can say I've seen that. This is the Rock of Gibraltar, so I can say I've seen that as well, but behind it, through the haze, you can just make out Africa. Yay! And notice the number of ships in the strait.
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The Rock again.
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When we began to get near Seville, it became *very* windy. When we got closer, it started pouring. It was some very heavy rain. As Manolo predicted, however, it had pretty much quit by the time we got home. Unfortunately, the water hadn't drained from the street in front of the house.
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On the left is another very old church, the Church of Mary and Jesus. It was originally a Mosque.
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This is a very characteristic Moorish design, but we didn't see much of this red and white style on our trip.
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The side of that same building.
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A famous and old tower, the Torre del Oro.
On wednesday night, I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home, while the others went back downtown. These shots were by Cyn.
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Earlier tonight, I happened upon the names of this place and the guy who designed it. I can't for the life of me find any info now.
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This is City Hall.
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Donna and Manolo posing for a picture... in the background of someone else's, apparently.
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Note the intricate carving... on the left. They ran out of money before it was completed.
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Roasted chestnuts for sale. And there's that couple who's been shopping, that Cyn was following.
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Cyn or Donna will have to tell you the name of this church.
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A wooden facsimile of the head of John the Baptist.
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The art museum, where can be found the aforeshown facsimile head.
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Here's a 3d shot from the Alhambra.
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Cyn's car.
I enjoyed carspotting in Spain. There were more makes of European cars than I had heard of. There were about half a dozen Japanese makes, and Fords were common. I saw a few Chryslers, and even fewer Chevys. As you can imagine, the cars were smaller than you find here in the states. There were smaller BMW's than I knew existed. I did see a few SUVs, and I was surprised to see a couple of Chrysler 300's. And a Rolls-Royce.
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On the hillsides on the west side of Granada were many cave dwellings. Some slopes were covered with doorways and chimneys. When we were driving out, I saw an area carved into a steep hillside, with nothing but two doorways, and a leather couch outside.
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Friday evening, when we were out souvenir shopping.
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The big markets there were much like they are here...
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with the exception of the ham aisle. Every restaurant, every store, and almost every bar we saw had hams hanging.
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They had lots of inexpensive Spanish wine. And so did I.
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This colorful one was shot at O'Hare in Chicago on the trip out. I had a little trouble with this one. The Iberia plane was backing out, and I think the Swissair plane was moving forward, so I was trying to shoot it at just right moment. When I hit the button, the flash fired for some reason, and reflected off the glass, washing it out, and showing light streaks. I was not happy. Would've made a nice bookend for the trip folder. Same with this next one, but it was shot through a car window. Not very good quality. Oh well. They're still good enough to show.
There will be one more post about Seville - the Cemetery.
This was the first photo I took on the ground in Seville.
On Monday morning, we went out for a walk around downtown Seville. The first place we stopped was the Royal Tobacco Factory, which is now part of the University of Seville.
3It doesn't really look like a factory, does it?
4Inside or out.
5On Monday night, in the Barrio de Santa Cruz, we stopped in to see this little church. The church of Santa Maria la Blanca was built as a synagogue, in the early 1300's, and was in use as such until the 1390's. It then became a Catholic Church. It is one of the earliest examples of Baroque style.
This is the right-side nave. Pews were in the middle section. This was the only photo I took here that remotely turned out. There's a priest in the little confessional on the right.
We stopped there shortly before mass was to begin. It didn't seem like a normal place of worship to me. It was small and dark, and overly decorated, and old, and people were sitting int he pews praying out loud. Not like any church I've ever been in. A priest wandered through, and I'm sure he is used to tourists like us. I was trying to take photos without drawing attention to it. I stuck my head into a side chapel, where a man was praying. When I snapped the shutter, my flash went off! I have no idea why, since it didn't fire on any of the previous pics.
6Monday night, we attended a flamenco show.
7It was a very dim room.
8On Tuesday, we drove south through the mountains, and saw the Moorish castle, the little town of Zahara, and the bigger town of Ronda, with the gorge and the bridges. We continued south to the Mediterranean Sea, so now I can say I've seen that. This is the Rock of Gibraltar, so I can say I've seen that as well, but behind it, through the haze, you can just make out Africa. Yay! And notice the number of ships in the strait.
9The Rock again.
10When we began to get near Seville, it became *very* windy. When we got closer, it started pouring. It was some very heavy rain. As Manolo predicted, however, it had pretty much quit by the time we got home. Unfortunately, the water hadn't drained from the street in front of the house.
11 12On the left is another very old church, the Church of Mary and Jesus. It was originally a Mosque.
13This is a very characteristic Moorish design, but we didn't see much of this red and white style on our trip.
14The side of that same building.
15A famous and old tower, the Torre del Oro.
On wednesday night, I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home, while the others went back downtown. These shots were by Cyn.
16Earlier tonight, I happened upon the names of this place and the guy who designed it. I can't for the life of me find any info now.
17This is City Hall.
18Donna and Manolo posing for a picture... in the background of someone else's, apparently.
19Note the intricate carving... on the left. They ran out of money before it was completed.
20Roasted chestnuts for sale. And there's that couple who's been shopping, that Cyn was following.
21Cyn or Donna will have to tell you the name of this church.
22A wooden facsimile of the head of John the Baptist.
23The art museum, where can be found the aforeshown facsimile head.
24Here's a 3d shot from the Alhambra.
25Cyn's car.
I enjoyed carspotting in Spain. There were more makes of European cars than I had heard of. There were about half a dozen Japanese makes, and Fords were common. I saw a few Chryslers, and even fewer Chevys. As you can imagine, the cars were smaller than you find here in the states. There were smaller BMW's than I knew existed. I did see a few SUVs, and I was surprised to see a couple of Chrysler 300's. And a Rolls-Royce.
26On the hillsides on the west side of Granada were many cave dwellings. Some slopes were covered with doorways and chimneys. When we were driving out, I saw an area carved into a steep hillside, with nothing but two doorways, and a leather couch outside.
27 28Friday evening, when we were out souvenir shopping.
29The big markets there were much like they are here...
30with the exception of the ham aisle. Every restaurant, every store, and almost every bar we saw had hams hanging.
31They had lots of inexpensive Spanish wine. And so did I.
32This colorful one was shot at O'Hare in Chicago on the trip out. I had a little trouble with this one. The Iberia plane was backing out, and I think the Swissair plane was moving forward, so I was trying to shoot it at just right moment. When I hit the button, the flash fired for some reason, and reflected off the glass, washing it out, and showing light streaks. I was not happy. Would've made a nice bookend for the trip folder. Same with this next one, but it was shot through a car window. Not very good quality. Oh well. They're still good enough to show.
There will be one more post about Seville - the Cemetery.
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Date: 2009-11-25 05:44 am (UTC)From:great pics dude. thx for sharing.
Re: cars
Date: 2009-11-25 06:07 am (UTC)From:There were lots of delivery vans, smallish to full-sized. Trucks too, but I don't recall any semis, except out on the freeways.
Oh yeah, the scooters and small bikes everywhere. Traffic was fairly orderly there, but the scooters rode anywhere they fit. I saw one Harley. It was a big hog with ape hanger handlebars, and a rough looking biker with big patches on his leather. Right in the Barrio de Santa Cruz.
Opels were about the easternmost make I saw. BMW, Mercedes, VW, Fiat, Alfa, Puegot, Renault, Citroen, SEAT (Spanish). Probably more than I remember right now.
They had bike rental racks all over. It's tough getting bike accepted around here. Milwaukee doesn't have bike lanes, for the most part, but at least the drivers aren't anti-bike. I saw one place in Seville with the bike lanes off-street. I had to watch my step.
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And he doesn't have an open fire.
:P
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Date: 2009-11-26 09:13 am (UTC)From:I've never seen an open air "anything" nut seller.
And I'm not even sure I've ever had a chestnut.
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Date: 2009-11-25 11:25 pm (UTC)From:The 'Adriática' building (1914-1922), on the Avenida de la Constitución, designed by José Espiau y Muñoz
Picture 23 is the Murillo room in the Art Museum. It was the convent chapel way back when. The whole art museum is housed in a very old convent.
If you want to see red and white stripes we have to go to Cordoba next time.
:)
Greetings from Augsburg, Germany!
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Date: 2009-11-26 04:16 am (UTC)From:Greetings! Did you have to hop any ponds to get there?
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(We flew Seville-Barcelona-Munich)