We enjoyed the fine weather Seville offered up. 28 C is 82 F and a perfect park walking temperature. We walked to the Parque de Maria Luisa, the former gardens of the Palace San Telmo. There were park like areas along the route. The University had nice grounds and we stopped at each green space as we walked. There were statues, dogs and birds to peep at. We made to to the park and wandered. There were flowering trees everywhere and we got the scent of orange blossoms. We came upon a water feature that had swans and three kinds of ducks swimming in it. Then we make it over to the Plaza de Espana where there was a moat with row boats in it. Arched walkways took the visitor over the moat and into the central area where a flamenco dance troupe was performing. By this time our breakfast has dissipated and we got some lunch before all the restaurants close at 3PM. We watched the people of all levels of sanity. Then we took a 30 minute stroll to the super market to stock up. This stroll took us past the cathedral and through the old centro district. We took a taxi back with our bags of goodies and then made dinner.
A Mozart sculpture
Guarding the river the Paseo Cristobal Colon is impressive
Hand on hip, time to dance
A cute terrier walked back and forth a few times
Got something to chew on
Lots of blooming trees along the way
Evergreen trees are tall and sturdy
Redbud trees?
The University in the background
No bland buildings to be found
Ornate is the theme
A row of military heros
Peeking our from the pines
Even the fencing is ornate
Of course there is maintenance required
We have made it to the parque
Very tall palm trees
Maria Louisa herself
She was a duchess of sorts and donated this land in 1893 for use as a public park
Swans, ducks and smaller birds loves this area
Orange trees filled with fruit
Cherry trees in full bloom
Spring had sprung
Many tall spires dotted the Parque
Baby ducks
Very cute
Iridescent in the sun
Rocking the Touristo look
These row board could only float around the moat
Even the light poles are tall and fancy
Another cute dog
At the Plaza de Espania the lighting is the fanciest yet
Arched stairway over the moat
A fine day for punting
Tile work everywhere
Flamenco dance for the price of a few coins
The tiles on the ceiling!
Yelling to everyone and nobody, this man rented a bike to carry his cross through town
A snack at 2:45 just before everything shuts down for siesta
Bright sunburst for the angelic group
King Alfonso the 13th gets a hotel named after him.
The Alfonso 13th hotel was build in 1929 for an exposition
Walking to the store for supplies
Took us past the cathedral
The doors were a favorite place for cigarette smokers to stink it up for everybody
In need of some pastry to continue our walk
The walk was through the centro old town
The knock off purses and "designer" goods had to be picked up quickly and moved
Because Pikachu is coming to get them. Actually this picture raises some questions. First is Pikachu female? What is the secret that the women of this store share? Lastly why is the woman in pink not taking a picture of Pikachu?
We are almost to the store and the end of our day
