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SpainTrip to Lisbon Portugal and Span. Bill and I went with my brother, his girlfriend and my parents. We visited Lisbon, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Sevilla, Granada, Cordoba and Barcelona |
Date: 2007-08-15View On Map115 pictures |
 GPS in the bus from the Portugal airport  |
 Praca da Figueira, a plaza (+3 more) |
 Smart cars were everywhere (+2 more) |
 Busker with puppy, he was surrounded by a huge crowd (+4 more) |
 Castelo de Sao Jorge, the castle on the hill (+2 more) |
 Our trolley (+6 more) |
 Comidas & Santiago: Our restaurant in Lisbon |
 Train station in Lisbon (+1 more) |
 Metro station in Madrid, a wall with an animated Matrix-like effect |
 Botanical garden (+10 more) |
 Back entrance to the Prado, the line in front was hundreds long, in back it was empty (+3 more) |
 Glass elevators at the Reina Sofia (+2 more) |
 Monument at Parque del Retiro (+4 more) |
 Metropolis building (+1 more) |
 Street off Puerta del Sol (+6 more) |
 Museum of ham. Ham was insanely popular. (+4 more) |
 Glimpse of the cathedral in Toledo (+4 more) |
 Cathedral entrance (+4 more) |
 Transparente - fantastically decorated window in the roof (+6 more) |
 Church robes. The black one is similar to the one Q wore in Star Trek. (+6 more) |
 Crypt at a Synagogue (+3 more) |
 Flower pots adorn a window (+4 more) |
 This mosque was the oldest standing building in Toledo. (+5 more) |
 Puerta del Sol (+4 more) |
 Mazapan castle at the House of Mazapan |
 Gardens at the Royal palace (+1 more) |
 Royal palace (+5 more) |
 Cathedral across from royal palace (+2 more) |
 Royal palace (+5 more) |
 Mosque in Madrid (+1 more) |
 Roman Aquaduct at Segovia (+4 more) |
 Wall of Segovia (+2 more) |
 Plaza Mayor in Segovia (+3 more) |
 Road sign in Segovia: Warning, people live here. Or at least that is how we interpreted it. (+3 more) |
 Front of the Alcazar (Enh) (+4 more) |
 Coat of arms at the Alcazar (+7 more) |
 One of many impressive stained glass windows at the Alcazar (+7 more) |
 Cannonball calipers (+6 more) |
 The top of the Alcazar in Segovia (+5 more) |
 The town of Segovia from the Alcazar |
 Vampire head from the Dark Arts Museum in Segovia (+4 more) |
 Fast AVE train to Sevilla. It could go up to 230mph. (+2 more) |
 Bike rental in Sevilla. Many towns had bicycles all over for rent. (+1 more) |
 The Starbucks near the cathedral. Starbucks was not has prevalent as it was here, but there were still dozens per town. (+5 more) |
 Statue in front of the cathedral in Sevilla (+3 more) |
 Horse drawn carrige rides in Sevilla. The town also had an hourly street cleaning crew coming up after the horses. |
 Entrace to the Alcazar in Sevilla |
 Spanish fan at with mother of pearl (+1 more) |
 Fern coverted fountain at the alcazar in Sevilla (+2 more) |
 Peacock with baby (+3 more) |
 Bill at fountain in garden at the Alcazar in Sevilla (+3 more) |
 Reflecting pool and moorish arches at the alcazar in Sevilla (+8 more) |
 Resting birds at the alcazar garden (+3 more) |
 Bull ring in Sevilla (+1 more) |
 The Sevilla cathedral (+5 more) |
 Main alter (+5 more) |
 Columbus' tomb (or at least where they say he is now) (+2 more) |
 One of the treasures at the Sevilla cathedral (+4 more) |
 Finale at Flaminco show (+5 more) |
 White town on bus-ride to Granada (+3 more) |
 Map at the entrance to the Alhambra |
 Bill petting the 'wild' cat at the Alhambra |
 Tile and stucco work at the Alhambra's Nazaries palace (+4 more) |
 Mocarabes (honeycomb) paterns at the Alhambra's Nazaries palace (+3 more) |
 Patio of the Myrtles (+2 more) |
 Harem room overlooking the patio (+2 more) |
 Town of Granada from the Alhambra (+4 more) |
 Jardenes del Portal (+4 more) |
 New gardens at the Alhambra's Generalife |
 Re-created garden from the summer palace at the Alhambra's Generalife (+2 more) |
 Patio de la Sultana at the Alhambra's Generalife (+2 more) |
 Fountain of water down a very long staircase at the Alhambra's Generalife (+1 more) |
 Pathway arched with roses at the Alhambra's Generalife (+2 more) |
 Ruins of original Moorish households at the Alhambra (+2 more) |
 Plaza Nueva and our hotel from the Alhambra's tower (+3 more) |
 Military quarters from the Alhambra's tower (+2 more) |
 The Alhambra at dusk from a restaurant (+2 more) |
 Tower of Cordoba's Mezquita (+3 more) |
 Line of arches in Cordoba's Mezquita (+6 more) |
 Mihrab at Cordoba's Mezquita (+6 more) |
 Painted arches in side chapel at Cordoba's Mezquita (+6 more) |
 Roman bridge in Cordoba (+4 more) |
 Bird sanctuary in Cordoba (+3 more) |
 Facade of Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona (+2 more) |
 Hospital de la St Creu in Eixample Barcelona (+4 more) |
 Bell towers on the Nativity facade of the Sagrada Familia (+9 more) |
 Nativity facade of the Sagrada Familia in Eixample Barcelona (+5 more) |
 Passion facade on the Sagrada Familia in Eixample Barcelona (+6 more) |
 Stained glass in the Sagrada Familia in Eixample Barcelona (+4 more) |
 Ceiling in the Sagrada Familia in Eixample Barcelona. It was supposed to look like a tree canapy. (+4 more) |
 Model of the Sagrada Familia in Eixample Barcelona (+4 more) |
 La Pedrera in Eixample Barcelona (Enh) (+6 more) |
 Bike taxi in Eixample Barcelona (+1 more) |
 Fundacio Antoni Tapies in Eixample Barcelona. The wire scupture on top was added later. (+1 more) |
 Skull like balconies on casa Batllo (+4 more) |
 Entrance to the Mercat de la Boqueria (+5 more) |
 Gardens at the Castell de Montjuic (+4 more) |
 Cucumber from the gondola at Montjuic Barcelona (+5 more) |
 Interesting columns at Parc Guell Barcelona (+3 more) |
 Wall in a plaza at Park Guell. (+5 more) |
 Cake-like house at Parc Guell Barcelona (+2 more) |
 The crowd trying to get a picture with the lizard. it was crazy busy. (+4 more) |
 The famous Gaudi lizard at Parc Guell Barcelona (+1 more) |
 Leaning columns and guard-rail at Parc Guell Barcelona (+2 more) |
 Series of about 15 escalators to get to Parc Guell Barcelona |
 Feeding the pigeons at Placa Catalunya Barcelona (+4 more) |
 Fountain at Placa Catalunya Barcelona (+2 more) |
 Pet rat on La Ramblas Barcelona |
 Chariot at the museum of chocolate in Barcelona (+7 more) |
 Fountain sculpture at la Seu cathedral in Barcelona (+6 more) |
 Lobster sculpture at port Vell Barcelona (+4 more) |
 La Rambla in Barcelona (+4 more) |
 People dancing in front of the Cathedral (+2 more) |
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