Sevilla

While we were in Spain, we hopped down to Sevilla for a few days. We enjoyed a beautiful hostel in the old city, where the atmosphere was warm and charming. It was a great contrast from busy, modern Barcelona. 

Gazpacho!

The first of many plates of Paella 

 We really enjoyed the food in Sevilla!

We stayed just down the road from the enormous Gothic Cathedral

Engraved walls in the Alcazar

 On our first morning in Barcelona, we wandered into the Royal Alcazar. From the outside, it's impossible to tell that an ornate palace and immense gardens are hidden within the walls.

A courtyard inside the palace.

 

A tiled wall in the Alcazar 

The gardens, the pool of Neptune

A peacock chilling in the gardens

The cathedral

 One afternoon we walked down to the Placa de Espanya and wandered through the surrounding park.

Placa de Espanya

A fountain in the placa

In the park near the placa

 We were told we couldn't miss the cathedral, which is one of the largest in the world and houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.

The tomb of Christopher Columbus

 On the last night, we caught some flamenco!

The cathedral from the outside

The narrow streets of Sevilla

Back at the Placa de Espanya... 

Where we rented a boat and rowed around for a bit.