Southern Spree Day 1 (Sevilla)

Hello there.  Long time no see.  We have been having a wonderfully busy time in Barcelona.  So wonderfully busy that we have not had time to write about the wonderful vacation we had with the Peck parents in March...but get ready for the blogopalypse, because they will hopefully be coming fast and furious now.

Our trip took us all over Andalucía in southern Spain, Gibraltar, Africa (barely), and finally to Portugal.  Our first stop was Sevilla.  Tabitha was returning from a trip to the US, so the plan was for David and the Peck parents to meet her, both parties arriving on the same day.  However, due to some scheduling...issues...and a general strike in Spain, Tabitha arrived a day late, so she missed out on all the pictures below...

The Catedral de Sevilla.  It is the largest Gothic cathedral
and third-largest church in the world.

The top of the cathedral tower, with Christian
imagery built on top of the older Muslim
tower, representing the defeat of the Moors
at the hands of the Catholics.
There is a lot of this in southern Spain.

Really beautiful ornamentation around the
rose window in the cathedral.

Shopping for some colorful Spanish tile-work.

Sunset on the river.

A Scottish pub!  With Irish beer advertised outside?!?

A massive tree near the palace gardens.