Friday, December 28, 2018

Spain

Russ and I were gifted a trip to Spain to visit Caleb over his week-long fall break.  My brother Michael joined us and we all thoroughly enjoyed our first trip to Europe.  Here are just a few of the highlights.

Madrid--Saw the Royal Palace and went to the Prado Museum


Royal Palace

El Escorial--built in 16th century by Philip II
Courtyard of the Kinds--six kings of the tribe of Judah

Segovia




Roman aqueducts

Sevilla--This is where Caleb spent his semester
Catedral de Sevilla from our room window

Ordering tapas with Caleb

On the Triana bridge.  Caleb crossed this bridge every day to go to classes.

Inside Iglesia del Salvador

Inside Catedral de Sevilla

From the Giralda Bell Tower in the Cathedral
Tomb of Christopher Columbus

Plaza de Espana

With Maria, Caleb's host mom
Malaga




Ronda



Jimena




Estepona--on the Mediterranean Sea





Granada

Grenada Cathedral



 Hiking the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Granada

 

The Alhambra--Moorish palace and grounds built mostly in the 1300s



Inside Charles V Palace--part of the Alhambra grounds

Cordoba
Mesquita

The cathedral inside the mosque

Castillo de Almodovar del Rio
 Zuheros




Toledo
Puente de San Martin--walking bridge into Toledo

 Toledo Cathedral

Mike thought he might buy an olive orchard in Spain...

 San Juan de los Reyes Monasterio

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