Art Gallery, Bull Fighting and Flamenco!
A fun packed day of activities! Rose fairly early and heading to parasol for a mediocre breakfast. Then up the parasol to check the topside. Another good viewing spot and great because there are no obstructions and the city landmarks were posted on signs. The parasol is quite well done with five pillars spanning a road way. It also covers a market and Roman ruins. We bought some fruit at the market, (the ham, fish and cheeses looked very tempting). From there we split from M&GL (they headed to the park which we saw yesterday) and returned the fruit to the apartment then headed to the Museu de Belle Artes. This gallery featured paintings from the 15th century onwards, (we were short of time so only viewed up to the 17th century). Artists included Murillo, Velazqez, Larbaran, Roelas, Castillos, Valdez, Barrera, Perez and many more. You can see from the photos that some of the painting were very large. It takes a unique talent to pain so large. I expect many were from the Cathedrals and Churches in Seveille. The building too was impressive.
Met up with M&GL for some beer and tapas. Then over to Torre del Oro to see the nautical museum. They had some interesting maps and replica ships. Columbus’s ship was similar to Cabots (which we saw in New Foundland). From there to the Bull fighting museum. Mike went in but M, GL & I headed to the tourist info to get info on which Flamenco shop to see. Most recommendations were to cross the river to the less tourist establishments.