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
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Royal Palace
El Escorial--built in 16th century by Philip II |
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Courtyard of the Kinds--six kings of the tribe of Judah |
Segovia
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Roman aqueducts |
Sevilla--This is where Caleb spent his semester
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Catedral de Sevilla from our room window |
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Ordering tapas with Caleb |
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On the Triana bridge. Caleb crossed this bridge every day to go to classes. |
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Inside Iglesia del Salvador |
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Inside Catedral de Sevilla |
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From the Giralda Bell Tower in the Cathedral |
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Tomb of Christopher Columbus |
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Plaza de Espana |
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With Maria, Caleb's host mom |
Malaga
Ronda
Jimena
Estepona--on the Mediterranean Sea
Granada
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Grenada Cathedral |
Hiking the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Granada
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The Alhambra--Moorish palace and grounds built mostly in the 1300s |
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Inside Charles V Palace--part of the Alhambra grounds |
Cordoba
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Mesquita |
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The cathedral inside the mosque |
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Castillo de Almodovar del Rio |
Zuheros
Toledo
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Puente de San Martin--walking bridge into Toledo |
Toledo Cathedral
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Mike thought he might buy an olive orchard in Spain... |
San Juan de los Reyes Monasterio