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Tuesday, 4 April. After breakfast at the
hotel in Huelva, the bus left at 08:00 for Seville. We ran into hazy weather and even
dense fog. Along the way, Mr. Lehmann used the bus’ sound system to give us
some very interesting information about Seville. He was an excellent
lecturer. We finally got to Seville at 09:45. We toured the city by bus, riding
down elegant boulevards, past marvelous houses and other impressive buildings.
Probably the oldest thing we saw was the Torre del Oro (Golden Tower), built in
1220.
Our first stop was at the relatively recent Plaza de Espana, heart of Seville’s 1929 Spanish-American Exposition. Just as it was intended to be, it was a beautiful example of what we think Spanish architecture should look like (a style called Moorish Revival).
Next we toured the magnificent rooms of the Royal Alcazar, begun in 913 A.D. (An "alcazar" is a fortified Moorish palace.) This is where Ferdinand and Isabella received Columbus after their victory over the Moors.
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