Saturday, June 13, 2015

Plaza Espana & Parque de Maria Luisa

We set out with the aim of visiting Sevilla's large public park and without really realizing it was there, ran into the impressive Plaza Espania.



Sometimes we take a self-photograph...though sometimes the brightness levels are also way way off, sorry guys.


The adjoining park complex was extensive and beautiful, but also contained two wonderful surprises.  The first was that someone had put art books into the shelves of the central decorative feature of this small courtyard for anyone to read and enjoy!


The second surprise was discovered by Maria when she made a closer inspection of the tiles on these benches...


The tiles contain a sequential representation of major scenes from Don Quixote which we've been listening to on audiobook in the evenings!




Don Quixote and its characters are frequently referenced in the cities we've been to so far and seem to hold a similar cultural relationship to Shakespeare in England.

Soon we need a full accounting of tapas and other eating adventures before we leave Sevilla for Granada!

No comments:

Post a Comment