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The Plaza de España in Seville was built for the Exposition of 1929. It combines many architectural styles of the region. I was particularly struck by the use of brightly colored ceramic tiles in what is mostly a rather formal structure.
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It is a popular spot on the tourist trail and we lucked out with a spectacular sky on this day.
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Grand sweeping concourses in color......
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.......or black and white are dramatic.
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This young girl was equally enamored of the beautiful place. Note the ceramic balusters and railings.
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The moat that is part of the design offers small rowboat rentals for a few Euro. These adolescent boys were behaving as you would expect....splashing and carry-on.......hooting and hollering.......
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.....banging into each other........which can only mean that......
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....there is a boatload of adolescent girls nearby to impress. The girls, of course, are pretending they don't know the boys are nearby. Ah, youth, so predictable.
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It was a beautiful blue sky, white cloud day to wander about.
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As a vegan, I don't support the horse-carriage trade but, they are part of reality and create part of the sense of place of this location.
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A vendor spreads his wares, hand-held fans, on the steps hoping to entice tourists to purchase. We see many such fans for sale both on the streets and in retail shops. I imagine sitting at a bullfight in July when it is close to 100 degrees F that a fan is indispensable.
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Sometimes it is best to just sit down and rest for a bit and soak it all in.
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After making too many photographs - again - we head off to another tapas lunch. Sometimes I wish it would rain more so I would stay inside and not take so darn many pictures. I like when Amy wears bright colors - she's easier to find when we get separated out and about.
Walk, walk, walk - Seville is that kind of city. I sometimes get tired but, not tired of it.
Great hat, and scarf, and bag, and camera, and smile, Amy.
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