Today we toured Sevilla. Most of the old town is right near the hotel - so it is easy to get around. We started at the Catedral de Sevilla. It was so big it was overwhelming. It is the largest in Spain and the 3rd largest in the world (the other two in Great Britain). We climbed to the top of the tower which had spectacular views of the city. We then went to the Archivo General de Indias which has historical pieces of the discovery of the Americas. That was interesting to see the architectural drawings for one of the ships that Columbus sailed on and to see different maps from different times in history based on what they found. They also had old books written by Isaac Newton, Copernicus, and Dunne. Lastly we went to the Alcazar de Seville - the Palace (which apparently is still used by the royal family). It was also amazingly large and trying to see everything was just too overwhelming. It was beautiful to see though. To rest our weary feet - we spent an hour or two poolside and took a swim prior to going to a Flamenco show and then dinner. We ate dinner at a restaurant that also has one of the finest cooking schools in the world. The food was very good. I had bull tails (ox tails) and Andy had a pork dish. We walked home and are more than ready to go to bed. Not sure how successful that will be as apparently Seville won the soccer championships tonight and there are hundreds of people chanting and singing and yelling outside our window. The enthusiasm is fun to see. One more day in Seville and then off to Portugal tomorrow evening.
The Cathedral
The tomb of Christopher Columbus
Views from the top of the tower
the gardens of the Alcazar - as big as a park
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