Two parents down we headed south to the heart of Andalucia, Sevilla. The main attractions are the old Moorish quarter with its maze of narrow whitewashed streets, the enormous cathedral (we saw the outside only), the Alcázar (built over the top of an older Moorish palace), and the Plaza del Toros de Sevilla, the bull ring.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we stayed at Hotel Puerta de Sevilla and once again thought it was a very nice, clean place down near the heart of the action and would recommend it to anyone.

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Outside the hotel Room with a view Looking down at food Don Juan Backstreets
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More Wandering Cooler in the shade Torre del Oro Dining in the quarter "Meat Door"
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Cathedral Flowered canopy A closer look Alcazar entrance Overlooking gardens
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Inner courtyard Más sangria Head toward the music... Mary? Saint Bob

Bullfight in Sevilla

We attended a bullfight and stayed for the first bull. If you're squeamish, don't look at the second two rows of pictures (though they're not terribly graphic). Bullfighting is a touchy subject--whether it should be internationally banned as cruelty to animals, or whether it's an integral part of Spanish culture--and tourists who stay to watch only the first bull likely offend people on both sides of the argument. I think it's fair to say the four of us wanted to witness the spectacle of a bullfight first hand to form our own opinion and, finding it difficult to watch, we unanimously decided to leave. Would any of us ever see one again? No, but I do understand why some find it enjoyable.
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No false advertising Point of no return Clean, white, pretty An eye on aesthetics Still smiling, for now
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¡Ouch! Goading Picador ho Under cloudy skies Close to the crowd
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More goading Group effort Almost over Coup de gras Dragged off