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Remember our segway trial? Nolan did some research and found the best deal for a segway tour of Sevilla. Of course, there were a number of digressions on the way to the tour.

As with most attractions we’ve visited so far, Las Setas (Metropol Parasol) has Roman ruins beneath its market, which in turn has Islamic ruins from the 12-13th centuries below it. The Roman ruins were discovered during the construction of Las Setas and preserved for visitors. A visit to the ruins was free for the kids […]

Sevilla is hot and dry, with very little green space. Certainly no fields of grass on which to play soccer (although there are lots of treed streets and small playgrounds). Maria Luisa Park is Sevilla’s main green space. It was originally the gardens of the Palace of San Telmo, which were donated to the city […]

Here’s a small sample of what we ate while in Seville. Even though we only ate out a couple of times, we were able to sample quite a few new foods!

This museum opened in 1841 with works the state confiscated from convents and monasteries. It’s even in a building that used to be a convent. Today, its exhibits still contain the confiscated materials along with private donations and acquisitions. The works in Room 3 focused on artists in the 16th century. Room 4 focused on […]

The plan for the day was to visit the museum of ceramics in Triana. Triana was an important hub of ceramics from the 12th to 20th century. As usual, we saw a lot of interesting things on the way. Neil came along for a morning walk as far as the Torre Sevilla before returning to […]

“Rides” in the Plaza de Armas. Street flamenco just across the street from our apartment.

The Castle of San Jorge was a fortress on the Triana side of the Puente de Triana that was used as a headquarters and dungeons for the Spanish Inquisition. In 1823, the Triana Market (the market we frequented during our stay) was built on the site, while below the market, archaeological excavations were continued over […]

We decided to take the high speed train to spend the day in Córdoba. Total walking distance for the day: 34.4 km. 7 L of water drunk due to the blistering heat.

I’m not sure that we intended the Triana Market as our destination today, but that’s where we ended up. We were looking to explore out of the downtown/tourist core. Triana is a neighbourhood located on the other side of the Guadalquivir river and is known for its ceramics and for being the headquarters of the […]