After our walk, we found a little cafe and grabbed an outdoor table for a little people watching, and an extended lunch of tuna salad, focaccia, and wine. #travel #Spain #Sevilla #wine
Then we walked around the streets of the Santa Cruz neighborhood, which used to be the Jewish ghetto before a little thing called The Inquisition. It’s a beautiful neighborhood with narrow winding streets, cafes, and hidden plazas.
Side note: It takes a special kind of chutzpah to force the local Jews to choose between converting to Christianity, forced relocation, or death, and then renaming their old neighborhood to “Holy Cross.” #travel #Spain #Sevilla
We’re taking a little easy today. Started by walking around Sevilla, passing by the cathedral. #travel #Spain #Sevilla
After a full day of sightseeing and 22,224 steps (according to my iPhone) we decided to treat ourselves to dessert that night. Now, the next day, we’re off to Sevilla by train! #travel #Spain #Grenada
Yet more photos from Palacios Nazaríes. The man pointing at the wall was reading the Quran verses carved into the stone. It’s amazing to me that the elaborate script, all these centuries later, is still recognizable and readable to a modern day person (even if it took some effort to puzzle out). I know that I would certainly struggle to read Middle English from the 14th century! #travel #Spain #Granada
The Palacios Nazaríes is the Moorish palace at Alhambra, and is the reason Alhambra became so well known. It was built in the 14th century, and the intricate stone carvings and plasterwork in its walls and ceilings are remarkably well preserved. Unlike Christian sites, you don’t see many representations of animals or people. Instead, the walls are covered in geometric patterns and verses from the Quran. #travel #Spain #Granada
