This is Seville's landmark, the Torre del Oro or Tower of Gold, a Moorish watch tower that is now a maritime museum at the river front.
The entrance to the Alcazar Royal Palace. Since we did not have the time, we visited the Seville Cathedral instead of the Palace.
Outside the Seville Cathedral.
The Moorish bell tower with La Giralda (weather wane) portraying Faith.
We walked right up to the top of the tower where the bells were. Along the way we had a good view of the city from different angles and here is one of them.
From here we walked in the picturesque narrow streets with souvenir shops and restaurants where some of us had the first taste of sangria, a cocktail drink mixed with Spanish red wine.
Colourful ceramic tiles for sale.
The next tourist spot was the Maria Luisa Park where the Plaza de Espana is located. There were a lot of scenes of Spain built up by colourful tiles.
From here, we checked into Hotel Vertice which was a bit out of town. After a rest, we ventured out to the city again for our dinner and Flamenco show at a restaurant close to the Seville bullring, the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza.
The stage for the Flamenco show. The show was as fiery as you could get with a tinge of Carmen and everyone had a wonderful time.
The finale.
This was our last stop in Spain as we would leave for Lisbon, Portugal the next morning.
Ronald Kwok
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