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| Night in Madrid. |
I don't remember the significance of this building, but the picture sure looks cool. |
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| Roman aquaduct in Segovia. 2000 years old and water still flows. |
Spain has a lot of cathedrals. This one is also in Segovia. |
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| Castle in Segovia. Makes you wonder if Walt Disney plagiarized?!?!?! |
Climbing the inner ramparts of a different castle. Spain fought battles for hundreds of years with invading Moors, so most of their cities were fortified. |
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| And when I say fortified, I mean FORTIFIED. These are city walls from Avila. Yes, that's Tricia at the base. |
Night shot of Toledo's cathedral. |
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| Inside shot of same cathedral. If you're wondering where the world's gold supplies are actually kept, visit some of these cathedrals. |
The courtyard of the parador we stayed at in Toledo. These state-run B&Bs are often housed in ancient structures. This one was built up against Toledo's outer walls and was about 1000 years old. |
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| Arabic influences brought over by the Moors. This photo was taken at the famous Alhambra Palace in Granada. |
Toledo was the capital of Spain before Madrid. It was easily defended due to its natural geography at the intersection of rivers. |
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| More Moorish influence. We loved the intricacy and the colors of the tiles and stonework. |
More of the same. |
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| Before the Moors, Spain was occupied by Rome. Actual Roman tilework being unearthed. |
Roman coliseum. |
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| From our window in Cordoba, we could almost touch the walls of this ancient cathedral. |
Same cathedral. When the Moors occupied this city, they built the mosque within the existing cathedral. |
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| Typical white-walled alleyway, replete with verandas and vines, in Cordoba. |
