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Seville is a stop on the
Al-Andalus train tour - a classic, luxury
train tour of southern Spain
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All of
the photographs shown here are
from my October 2003 visit to
Seville. Seville can get damp
during the rainy season, but this
October it was exceptionally wet.
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The gardens of the
Seville Palace are a blending of styles,
from the time of the Moors to the
Renaissance.
There
was a sprinkle in the air as I entered
the garden. I knew this wasn't to be one
of those relaxing walks in the park; if
I was going to get some garden photos I
needed to work fast! Minutes go by. I make my
way to an outer wall of the garden, and
then the clouds start dumping all they
have on me. Slipping my camera under my
jacket, I start running like a madman
back to the palace.
As I approached
the palace, I notice other visitors
scurrying into a small doorway into
what, I thought at the time, to be the
opposite garden wall.
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closer than the palace doorway,
so I enter and discover a spiral
stairway leading up to a covered
walkway. I now realize that what I
first thought was a wall is
actually a long pavilion
extending out from the palace.
From my new perch, I discover
and view more gardens. The rain
continues in downpour. My
complete exploration of this
garden will have to wait for a
return visit. |
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