My Last Days of Travel in Sevilla, Spain

By Rory

Posted August 23, 2011

Ending up my last days of travel in Sevilla, Spain I decided that since I have so many random photos taken at different times while I in Seville, I thought I would just throw them out here and roll with it. There is a lot to see in Seville and I think I got to see most of the highlights and then some in the four days spent there.

Side Courtyard

These two photos were from another palace that was I visited in addition to the one visited in my last post. It was interesting because it was originally used as a palace then converted to residential housing (at least part of it) then converted back to the tourist attraction it is today.

Center Courtyard

Later that night, a large group of us attended a Flamenco show. It was extremely hot and muggy during the show but was still a good experience to see one of these shows which is a must if you travel in Sevilla.

The guy in this photo was sitting in front of me during the show. I felt I just had to grab a picture…

Apparently I am not alone…

These next few shots below were from a walking tour I took the next day. One of my favorites was the Plaza de Espanya.

Plaza de Espanya in Sevilla

While not near the oldest building in town (it was built as recent as 1929) it was featured in a couple of American films, and was impressive to walk around within it. And this last shot is a monument that was dedicated to Columbus. The ship in the middle displays the name of the King and Queen of Spain on each side.

Columbus Monument

These next two shots were just some graffiti I came across while in the city. It wasn’t necessarily everywhere as you might find in some cities but wherever it was found, it was definitely more artistic than a lot I have been accustomed to seeing. This first, larger one below was actually on the back side of the main bus station so I am guessing they appreciate it enough to leave it intact?

Graffiti on back side of Bus Station

And this last photo was taken on the morning I made my first international run along the river that cuts through Seville.

Who needs a membership to the Y?

While there, I came across this gym equipment that was just sitting next to the sidewalk exposed to the elements. Seeing it there I decided to give it a go. Interestingly enough, a bunch of Spaniards joined in even though they didn’t seem to have initial intentions to do so because at first I had gotten some weird looks and then they just jumped in for a couple sets.

And this last shot was simply a bar we ended up in at the beginning of a pub crawl. Just too funny to be in the middle of Spain and see a ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ sticker alongside a Hooters sticker on the entryway door along with some dated but excellent football gear I found in there as well.