Hola Seville

We left Jerez by train on Friday, Feb, 28th and travelled to Seville. At this point Jenny and family met up with us. They had travelled by car. Michael had rented us two apartments in a building smack in the middle of everything going on. We were across the narrow alleyway from a building housing two embassies, over the top of a restaurant/bar and within walking distance from everything.
Between us, Philip and I have tons of pictures. I will try to limit myself as to how many I post!

Here are the Three Amigos in a rare moment of quiet.

 Because we had little boys who needed lots of energy output opportunities, we went to places that allowed for that. This is just part of one of many artistic structures seen in Spain. This one was huge and you could travel to the top and look over the city. There was also a small restaurant at the top.

                  One of many statues in Seville. This one is dedicated to Ferdinand and Isabella.

That statue was actually located near this park - again, another energy outlet opportunity.

These two pictures were taken at the structure that was once the Iberian World Festival held back in the early 1900's. The tile work was tremendous.

While most of the time, we did eat Spanish Tapas and other great local fares (and did I mention wine with every meal?), but with kids you have to look for food they are familiar with. Here, we "forced" ourselves to eat at a local Mexican restaurant. 

And... after good behavior at one of the many sites we drug these boys to... they visited Duncan Doughnuts.

                            The big cathedral here. No one picture did it justice. It was huge.

                                                                      Very ornate.

Supposedly, at least some part of Christopher Columbus is buried here. Poor guy, apparently parts of him are in several different locations throughout Spain.

These were just a few of the bells in the tower. A complex system exists to make them ring. Each bell is named. We climbed all the way to the top..... lots of steps!

This was a face above an entrance in one of the courtyards. We never figured out what it was representing.  Looks like something from Madi Gras to me. Seemed a little out of place compared with all the gold on the inside of the cathedral.

 This was a view of Seville from the bell tower. The patio from Jenny and Michael's apartment could be seen. It is located just to the left of the large orange-ish church . 

Seville was a very busy place. The main streets were often blocked from car traffic and just the buses were allowed. It made walking easily. Little did we know that this was just the beginning of our days filled with walking everywhere. We just touched on a few things to see in Seville. We were there two days and two nights. It would be worth a longer visit. 

So... on Sunday, we headed out for the next part of the adventure by car. Here's the boys and Pops waiting for the rest of the family. 

Then we headed off  for the Picos Mts. in our snazy little rental car. Michael, Jenny and the boys were in the lead in their car.