{"id":4930,"date":"2019-07-21T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T02:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T13:14:08","slug":"royal-alcazar-of-seville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/index.php\/2019\/07\/21\/royal-alcazar-of-seville\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Alc\u00e1zar of Seville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This palace was begun after the reconquest of the Moors by the Christians. The site originally held a Visigoth basilica, which was then destroyed and replaced with a fortress by the Moors. It&#8217;s been expanded over the years by other monarchs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top floor of the palace is still in use by the Spanish Royal family when they are in Sevilla. We took a tour through the living space of 11 rooms (no pictures were allowed in this area). After the tour, Lara pointed out that we didn&#8217;t see any bathrooms \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01236.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5020\"\/><figcaption>Entrance into the palace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0069.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4943\"\/><figcaption>Patio del Yeso &#8211; the arches were were modelled after those of the Mezquita in Cordoba but have since faded due to sun exposure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0074.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4945\"\/><figcaption>The original palace is in classic Mudehar style (arches with columns).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0066.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4941\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01247.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5023\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01249.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5024\"\/><figcaption>Intricate carvings are everywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01250.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5025\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01253.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5026\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01257.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5027\"\/><figcaption>Entering the Casa de la Contrataci\u00f3n (Contractor&#8217;s Room),  where seafarers and navigators planned their journeys. This was where Magellan planned the first circumnavigation of the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01245.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5022\"\/><figcaption>Hall of the Admirals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0089.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4949\"\/><figcaption>Salones de Carlos V in the Gothic Palace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01258.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5029\"\/><figcaption>The room is decorated with massive tapestries that depict the conquest of Tunis in 1535.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01260.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5030\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01263.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5031\"\/><figcaption>Dude looks like he&#8217;s tying himself up in a knot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0095.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4950\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0097.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4951\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0099.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4952\"\/><figcaption>Passageways used by the King to access his private quarters?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01266.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5033\"\/><figcaption>Patio de las Doncellas, the main courtyard, where the ladies of the court (doncellas) spent a lot of time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0105.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4955\"\/><figcaption>It is apparently based on the legend that the Muslim sultan of Cordoba demanded 100 virgins from the Christian kings annually.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0113.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4956\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0122.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4931\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0119.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5004\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01274-1.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5037\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0123.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4932\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01275.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5038\"\/><figcaption>This dome in the ceiling of the Hall of Ambassadors is made of interlaced wood. It was created in 1389.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01276.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5039\"\/><figcaption>Just under the dome are portraits of Spanish kings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0138.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4933\"\/><figcaption>Courtyard of the Dolls in the Palace of Peter I. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01277.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5040\"\/><figcaption>Look up &#8230; up &#8230; up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0145.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4934\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0115.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5002\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0118.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5003\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0141.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5005\"\/><figcaption>More secret passageways used by the King.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0185.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5016\"\/><figcaption>View above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01298.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5049\"\/><figcaption>View from below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0144.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5006\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0151.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4936\"\/><figcaption>Ba\u00f1os Do\u00f1a Maria de Padilla (Baths of Maria de Padilla). These were actually a rainwater catchment system and used to be filled with water, and was used as baths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0153.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5007\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0155.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5008\"\/><figcaption>Solitary moment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0147.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4935\"\/><figcaption>Exiting the baths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0158.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5010\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0161.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5011\"\/><figcaption>Quiet break for snack and to figure out how to tackle the 100,000 square metres of gardens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0163.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5012\"\/><figcaption>Grotto Gallery in the Jardin de lEstanque. The Gallery was built into an ancient Almohad wall and consists of both real and fake rocks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01290.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5045\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01292.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5046\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0175.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5014\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0179.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5015\"\/><figcaption>In the Fountain of Fame is the water organ built in the 17th century. It&#8217;s only one of three that exists in Europe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01293.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5047\"\/><figcaption>We stuck around to listen to it. The kids are watching the mechanism as it plays.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0177.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4938\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The remainder of the gardens were the best part of the Alcazar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0059.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4939\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0201.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5017\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_0203.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5018\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01284.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5042\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01287.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5043\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01328.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5067\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01334.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5068\"\/><figcaption>Can you find Lara?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01305.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01310.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5062\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01313.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5063\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01316.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5064\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01321.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5065\"\/><figcaption>Uh oh &#8230; who&#8217;s on the wrong side?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01338.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5069\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01348.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5070\"\/><figcaption>Checking out the old defensive walls with their pipes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dsc01352.jpg?w=1032&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5072\"\/><figcaption>Mom and baby peacock<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jul21-18.4km.png?resize=472%2C792&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5088\" width=\"472\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jul21-18.4km.png?w=472&amp;ssl=1 472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jul21-18.4km.png?resize=179%2C300&amp;ssl=1 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><figcaption>18.4 km &#8211; 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