Honeymoon in Spain - May 2001

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Posted on Tue May 29 08:19:43 PDT 2001


Four mounted riders at the Jerez horse fair

A parade at the Jerez horse fair

Arcos de la Fronterra

Rick on the grounds of Cortejo Fain (Arcos)

Arcos from the edge (literally!) of town

The skeletal remains of Saint Victor (?)

One of the many churches in Arcos

Street view from the Old City of Arcos

Another white hilltop town - Medina Sidonia

Kelly looks out from the Old City of Medina Sidonia

A colorful plaza at Medina Sidonia (city wall in the background)

Kelly looking at the Strait of Gibraltar and Africa

Ronda - the white town perched above a 400+ foot gorge!

Kelly smiles at the nature opportunities around Ronda

The "New Bridge" in Ronda connects the Old City to the New City

View of Ronda's New City accoss the gorge

Ronda's historical bull ring (opened 1785)

Rick stands in front of the gorge and New Bridge

Kelly pats a pretty Andalucian horse

Kelly and Rick ride horses on the "Route of the Bandits"

Kelly pauses as we hike in the Sierra de Nieves

The fog near the top reminds Rick of San Francisco

The park has a number of "wild" horses roaming around

A newborn horse with its mother walk past our car!

Kelly saddles up for the all day ride to the "Cueva de la Pileta"

Kelly with her horse after the all day ride

Other horses at the stables

View of the gorge from our hotel room window

The (very dangerous) Camino del Rey in El Chorro

Beautiful country around El Chorro

View from the hotel in El Chorro

View of the town of Alhama from the nearby gorge

The famous Alhambra - Palacio de Nazaries

The famous Alhambra - ornate arches within arches

The famous Alhambra - "Court of the Lions"

The famous Alhambra - "Court of the Lions" (note fountain)

The famous Alhambra - "Alcazaba" - the oldest part

The famous Alhambra - Kelly stands in the "Generalife" gardens

Rick standing at the top of the Summer Palace of the Alhambra

The famous Alhambra - "Patio de las Cipresses"

On Sunday evening a procession (complete with marching band) walks through central Granada

Kelly at our lunch table in Seville

The narrow streets of Seville's Santa Cruz neighborhood

The charming street view of Seville

More charming streets in Seville

Seville - the fountain by the Cathedral Plaza

Seville - by the park of Maria Luiza?

Seville - inside the Cathedral

Seville - the gothic Cathedral (above the entrance)

Seville - another view of the organ in the Cathedral

Seville - Kelly at a window in the tower (Giralda)

Seville - The view of the Cathedral top (from the tower)

Seville - The view of the city from the tower (1/2 panorama)

Seville - The view of the city from the tower (1/2 panorama)

Seville - The gold altar in the Cathedral (low light)

Seville - the organ in the Cathedral

Seville - the dome of a room by the Sacristy in the Cathedral

Seville - Rick standing in a small Plaza

Seville - Kelly standing in the beautiful park of Maria Luiza

Seville - Kelly in the amazing Plaza de Espana

Seville - Kelly and the fountain in the amazing Plaza de Espana

Seville - The view of the gardens by the Plaza de Espana

Seville - A tower of the Plaza de Espana reflecting in the lake

Seville - Kelly in the Alcazar

Seville - Detailed Moorish architecture of the Alcazar

Seville - Ornate archways of the Alcazar

Seville - Looking through an entrance to the courtyard

Seville - Kelly and Rick take a rest in the Alcazar gardens

Seville - Kelly standing in the Alcazar gardens

Seville - Rick relaxing in the Alcazar gardens

Seville - Kelly standing in a fancy plaza of the Alcazar gardens

Seville - Kelly sitting at the "Bodega Santa Cruz"

Seville - Rick standing in a plaza close to the hotel