tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659336898335450362.post4344781218448502157..comments2008-10-20T22:46:42.646-07:00Comments on Westie travel tales: Sunny, super, Seville - yah, Spain!!oncewerewestieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973004279705149788noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659336898335450362.post-42886672386361647862008-10-20T22:46:00.000-07:002008-10-20T22:46:00.000-07:00Thoroughly enjoying the ongoing tales of your trav...Thoroughly enjoying the ongoing tales of your travels. Hope you keep up the great work!! The depth of details you describe is valued and appreciated - through this you're painting rich pictures. :)<BR/>I'm so pleased you managed to see Seville! Not only the largest Spanish port throughout its colonial years, also home to the finest filigree silver (not to mention oranges!) in Europe. :)<BR/>I have very fond memories of my visit there - the cathederal being of particular note.<BR/>The bell tower you mentioned is called "Heralda" and I remember it particularly as it was designed so that a horse could be ridden up it to the top (in days prior to the bell being there, horsemen used to go up and blow horns to call for prayers!).<BR/>Indeed the cathederal was one of the few structures not destroyed by the repeated Catholic/Muslim invasions of the city. <BR/>Instead, each time "the other side" (re-)occupied, they'd add a bit more to it and change it (back) to being a mosque/church for a period!<BR/>I also remember an absolutely huge internal room with (red/cream) vaulted roof, which was clearly not of Christian origin... Did you see that? If I recall correctly, I think it was near an internal courtyard filled with orange trees?<BR/>Though I don't think it's the largest cathedral - I was told it was second only to the Vatican! ;)<BR/>I stayed in Ejica whilst I was in Spain, but Seville (or "seb-i-ja" as I recall the pronunciation in the local lingo!) remains outstanding of my memories there.<BR/>Looking forward to further of your travels! :)Faber Optiméhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767319662132964283noreply@blogger.com