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    • Kurztrip nach Andalusien
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      Day 3

      „Learn a little bit spanish!!“

      October 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Tag 765 im Paradies: Wir erkunden immer noch das noch unerforschte Territorium, wobei wir auch auf zahlreiche verlassene Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten stoßen. Auf der Suche nach essbaren Früchten und trinkbarem Wasser vergessen wir völlig das Zeitgefühl und latschen bis spät in die Nacht hinein durch verlassene Gassen und Straßen.
      Die wilden Einheimischen die kein Wort verstehen von dem was wir reden, blenden wir vollkommen aus, wir lassen uns von unserem Ziel (die Erforschung dieses Teiles der Welt) nicht abbringen.
      Bis zum nächsten Update könnten Tage oder Monate vergehen, also macht euch keine Sorgen.
      Lg die Weltenbummler 🌍      Read more

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    • TravelerAndalusien
      Day 13

      Real Alcazar

      January 8 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

      Zu den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten in Sevilla zählt der Palastkomplex Real Alcázar, der sich nur wenige Meter entfernt von der Kathedrale befindet. Der Königspalast wurde einst im Mittelalter von den maurischen Herrschern errichtet und im Laufe der Jahrhunderte über 500 Mal umgebaut und renoviert. Da bis heute die Königsfamilie im Palast wohnt, wenn sie sich in der Stadt aufhalten, ist der Alcázar der älteste, noch genutzte Königspalast der Welt.Read more

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    • TravelerCovid trip reimagined 23
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      Day 36

      Seville- Jerez de la Frontera - Ronda

      June 5, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Day started with precision transfer via two Ubers to Seville airport to collect Mercedes van! Avis a nightmare, but we got on the road and arrived at J de la Frontera about 11am. We celebrated with drinks if fresh orange juice in the city square. Scenery attractive with fields if sunflower - they were short; the ground is very dry!
      A trip to the Alcazar was well worth the 30+ c temp. Rather lovely. The staff were getting ready for sone Disney event!
      Onwards to Ronda, which has a very impressive gorge with various bridges. Our hotel is rather glamorous.!
      We walked our way up the street of tourist tat in the hope it might improve, but alas, no!      Read more

    • LadyandtrampAndalucia, Spain
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      Day 52

      A Visit to a Palace in Seville

      February 23 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      During Spain’s “Golden Age” in the 15th Century, when Seville was the richest city in the Kingdom, several beautiful palaces were built including the place that we visited today - the Palacio de las Dueñas. It was the favourite home of Cayetana, the late Duchess of Alba.

      Cayetana was a flamboyant bohemian, a glamorous member of Spain’s aristocracy, and said to have been one of the wealthiest and most titled people in Europe. She was loved by Spaniards. She would walk barefoot, dance in the street and she enjoyed the good life.

      In 2014, following her death, her son Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba, opened the palace to the public. Visitors can see the ground floor and go up part of the grand staircase but the upstairs part is still a private family residence.

      Last night, we booked seniors’ tickets to visit the palace with an audio guide (through the Get Your Guide website) with hopes that at 10 a.m., it wasn’t going to be full of big groups of tourists on tours. The palace is a short walk away from our hotel.

      We entered the city-centre estate through a garden, with paths made of the typical ochre-coloured sand (quarried locally) called albero. That was also the sand used in Jerez’ horse ring and it’s the traditional colour of bullrings too.

      The first part of the tour, took us through several beautiful gardens and patios. Apparently in the Spring, the gardens are full of colour. Right now, we could see tiny blossoms just starting to come out on many of the trees.

      We could hardly wait to go inside this beautiful building. Home to a large collection of artwork, the palace houses over 1425 pieces of art, including paintings, tapestries, sculptures, and more. This artwork is protected under the Andalusian Law which strictly prohibits its sale. Our audioguide did a very good job of explaining what we were seeing.

      The palace also has a great collection of antique furniture, artifacts, and ceramics. These items on display and add to the luxurious feeling of the palace. In several rooms, there are framed photos of the family with some of the famous visitors that visited the Duchess, like Jacqueline Kennedy, Grace Kelly, Cole Porter, Edward VIII, Salvador Dalí and Picasso, etc.

      It is a definitely a romantic place, a palace that is very ‘Sevillian’ with its many gardens, the paintings and its warm colors.

      A tour of this palace gave us a major insight into the lives of the people who lived here and how they lived.

      We finished walking around just as the big tour groups entered with their group leaders trying to keep order while trying to keep people moving. We are happy that we were on our own.      Read more

    • Spanish Adventure
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      Day 2

      Enjoying Sevilla

      October 11, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      We slept in (even longer than local people which is saying something) and wandered around this very old city from the giant cathedral ( the world’s largest in its day) to the Plaza de Espana where they hosted the 1929 World’s Fair. After a nap, we are at the Flaamenco Show which should be very colorful. Based on our photos in costume I think we should be in the show instead of the audience.Read more

    • TravelerTanzania via Kenya & Spain
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      Day 18

      Cordoba to Seville

      May 25 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

      A day moving house (2 hour bus ride, 2.5km walk, 30kg luggage, 32 degrees)...and a bit of domestic stuff.
      We're probably going to have some noisy nights here as we're only 50m from a very busy plaza, as you can see. The video is taken at 10.45 pm. Many are only halfway through their meals.
      The Seville Mushroom, shown cost €86m to build , 2005- 2011 and is the towns biggest attraction, 1m visitors/ year. €15 to walk around the top of the thing, 26m up.
      Our screenshot of a conversation below is from checking in today. They write one line and send. Note; less than 2 minutes overall...the problem being I just start replying and they send another line... a bloke let us in, but he wasn't supposed to...apparently, so the lady (Vero) was quite put out.
      Had our evening stroll in t shirts, 27 degrees. Awesome.      Read more

    • TravelerTanzania via Kenya & Spain
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      Day 20

      Seville by footprint.

      May 27 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Well, I didn't take any photos of churches yesterday, so apologies for no post!
      A couple of days doing a wander around. A flag loyalty ceremony created a bit of extra drama at the Plaza Espana with some army hardware on display.
      Some interesting shops to browse but only a single purchase due to upcoming weight (15kg) limitations.
      A full brass band just passed by our window, full noise at 10pm. There's no point in going to bed before 11 pm around here.
      The Alphonso Hotel was memorable. A long list of dignitaries having stayed there including Charles and Diana. See the caption if you want to book the cheapest room; €550.
      I love the way they are happy for you to sit at a table well after you've finished coffee or a meal, and relax. I literally have to go and ask to pay, even at the Alphonso.      Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsVía Serrana and El Invierno
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      Day 14

      The Alcázar and surroundings

      April 24 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Though our rooms weren’t ready when we arrived, we were able to drop off our backpacks and change from trail runners to Chacos. We headed to the Real Alcázar, where we had different entry times because of availability (and this was several months ago!)

      I had forgotten how beautiful the Alcázar is. I don’t think I had ever visited the Cuarto Real (royal apartments, parts of which are still used by the royal family when they’re in town), and that was a treat. The gardens are cool and lush, and the patios and interior rooms will definitely remind you of the Alhambra (no surprise there). The Moorish parts span the 10th to 13th centuries, and when Fernando III of Castilla took Sevilla in the late 1200s, the Catholics kept adding on to the original building. Even Fernando e Isabel added some rooms. Incredibly crowded but still gob-smacking.

      I did not venture far afield but after a very good tapas meal in El Baratillo, I went through Santa Cruz and the Judería. Sevilla’s centro histórico is just beautiful. So happy to have had this time here, end of the 250 km Via Serrana.      Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsVía Serrana and El Invierno
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      Day 14

      Sevilla at night — for Irene

      April 24 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Since I am not walking tomorrow, I took advantage and walked through Santa Cruz and the Judería after dinner. And then around the Cathedral as night fell. It is beautiful. I also got a great ice cream. How could I resist? There had been a huge line there all day and as I went by on my way back to the hotel, there was only one other person there. My first ice cream on this Camino, and it was really good. The name of the store Abuela in case you are looking for a great ice cream in Sevilla. You will recognize it by the long line!Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsVía Serrana and El Invierno
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      Day 14

      Repositioning day

      April 24 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      We have finished the Via Serrana, and if I had the time, I would just keep walking from Sevilla north on the very beautiful Via de la Plata. But I don’t have that luxury, so today was a day of train rides to get to Ponferrada, where the Camino Invierno begins.

      The walk to the Sevilla train station, about 3 km, was very pleasant, taking us through the maze of streets in Santa Cruz. I could not have navigated it without Google maps.

      First train — an Ave (fast train) to Madrid. 2.5 hours, 300 miles.

      Then in Madrid we had to change train stations, from Atocha to Chamartín. In the not too distant future the two stations will be “one station with two stops,” so we won’t have to use the commuter rail system to transfer. Currently there is no high-speed rail connection between the two, which means that high-speed trains from the south have to stop in Atocha and high-speed trains from the north have to stop in Chamartin. Connecting them is a huge project, even though it’s only about 8 km. Current price tag is estimated at more than 500 million euros and many years of disruption in both stations.

      But that’s not all that’s happening in that area. The project Madrid Nuevo Norte is going to cover almost 6 km of tracks and make that entire area available for development. Another mind-boggling, complicated, and expensive project.

      Two more train rides, and by 6:30 we were in Ponferrada. I got a cab to take me to Santo Tomás de Las Ollas, a 10 C church I’ve tried and failed to visit several times. This time I thought was going to be more of the same, because the Señora with the keys did not appear to be home. But a neighbor told me to just knock louder, and she did appear. Just a beautiful circle of horseshoe arches. From there I walked a few kms into town and am ready to start the Invierno tomorrow.

      The weather forecast looks less than great, But we haven’t had to use our rain gear yet, so it seems only fair.      Read more

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