Capilla de Santa Maria de Jesus

The archive of India, building that houses all the explorers maps and journals- initialy 1548 site of trade fairs then building built 1785. santa maria de jesus church, another former mosque built inЧитать далее
puenta de pardon y patio de lis narcarjo

at the cathedral and this is the original entry gate to the mosque- the 2nd mosque built after the Almohads conquered the city 1147. this gate has bronze doors , now black, over 2 large sheets ofЧитать далее
St Isidoro church and Mary float

the church interior and guys prepping
another mary procession

As we wandered in the neighborhood we found a church Parroquia del senor san Isidora. beautiful cross out front. It is the patron saint of Madrid who we met on friday where they were havingЧитать далее
patio courtyards

we got out at the early hour of 6 pm.....that's what happens when you are up to 2 am and sleep till 1130. not sure if it is jet lag or just the Spanish way! we peeked in at some courtyards in ourЧитать далее
san francisco plaza

this plaza was where the Spanish inquisition took place. today a wide open space. views of the giralda tower behind the bank of spain building to the south. to the west the town hall of seville orЧитать далее
continued wandering

we continue wandering back maybe towards the cathedral. having a slice of pizza on the way. pass by the big red church- iglesia collegian del divino Salvador- then to the cathedral of Seville theЧитать далее
best pic of mary

this is my favorite pic. she is crowned by a halo of light.....from the street light behind her
the Mary float "Pasos"

we are wandering up calle tueton and hear a marching band...got to check that out and we stumble upon a magnificent Mary float
called a Pasos usually part of the Semana Santa or holy weekЧитать далее
night time wanderings 1st night

after getting some groceries 9 pm we headed out. found a beautiful flatiron building in calle tueton with lots of wood details, palm leaf on balcony which we have seen before....leftover from easter IЧитать далее
31 boteros found our way but some hiccup

well we found our way to the apartment. only one wrong turn, got the key from the lockbox ......but it didnt work!! we still have no sim card so no way to contact our host. we know she lives inЧитать далее
train to seville

great way to see the country side. saw many small hamlets surrounded by fields and groves of trees. definitely lots of olive trees, grey leaf, but there was another taller crooked trunked tree thatЧитать далее
ave train to Sevilla. Atocha station

we made it to the train station, got to the correct platform and correct train and correct coach!! this is a high speed train AVE to sevilla. The interior of the train station is magnificent full ofЧитать далее
Breakfast at the ibis hotel madrid

Had a great continental breakfast, yogurt granola croissant cheese ham juice coffee on the secluded patio at our hotel. 7.50 euro each. Cool and cloudy this am. Lots of Swifts flying over. They areЧитать далее
Very long walk in madrid

We wandered down Calle atoche towards the train station around the beautiful park el retirio then back up to plaza de sol over to plaza mayor where there was a free concert, part of the santaЧитать далее
Leave yvr to Frankfurt

We left yvr a bit late 30 min late but arrived on time in Frankfurt. Got into gate b44 then had to clear customs and security.....hike popes made it through! Then hoof it to gate 55 and yes we ranЧитать далее
YVR

We were told to be here 3 hours early, 4 hrs by media. Flight is at 1320, board time 1230....we got here at 900 and we r the only ones here !😂 oh well we have cleared security, knee brace andЧитать далее