1995 Spain Vacation

July 5, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />A new (to me) stone monument at Plaza de Colón. July 5, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Paseo de Recoletos full of cars. July 5, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Paseo de Recoletos, different block, no cars. July 5, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />The Palace Hotel on the Plaza Cánovas del Castillo. July 5, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Statues atop the Ministerio de Agricultura building. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Patio with arches at the Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Windows in a hall (does the recess of the windows reflect the thickness of the wall?). July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />A garden and a corner of the monastery. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />The arched, painted ceiling of a gallery. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />A corner of a courtyard of the monastery. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Wall to wall artwork. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Statues and architectural detail on the roof. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Rooftops of the village and the mountains beyond. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />One of many towers of the monastery. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Joyce sitting at an outdoor table of a restaurant in the village. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />The massive front of the building. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />A walkway with columns inside the monastery grounds. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />A balcony and a corner tower of the building. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Bulls in a field adjacent to the monastery. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />In the monastery's garden. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Another part of the monastery. July 6, 1995 - El Escorial, Spain.<br />Site of the Seat of King Philip II.<br />Tyler, his mother Ann, and Joyce. July 7, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Joyce at the Madrid Bear at the Puerta del Sol. July 7, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Entrance to the Sorolla Museum. July 7, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Joyce sitting on a tile bench below coats of arm at the Sorolla Museum yard. July 8, 1995 - Paso de Despeñaderos on way to Cordoba from Madrid. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Bell tower of the cathedral at La Mezquita. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Abd-ar Rahman's Great Mosque (La Mezquita - 1000 years old) interior arches. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Ceiling detail at the Mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Window in the Mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Interior of the cathedral inside the mosque? July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Detail inside the Mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Detail inside the Mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Inside the cathedral built inside the mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Inside the cathedral built inside the mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Inside the cathedral built inside the mosque.<br />Salvador. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Inside the cathedral built inside the mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Inside the cathedral built inside the mosque. July 8, 1995 - Cordoba, Spain.<br />Inside the cathedral built inside the mosque. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Joyce and Egils in a very narrow street. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />A patio seen from the street gate. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Moses Ben Maimonides, physician, philosoper, astrologer,<br />mathematician, and writer born in this city in 1139. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Asunción, Joyce, Salvador, and bartender. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Joyce and ? July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Asunción and Salvador peeking around the corner. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />A patio seen from the street gate. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Silver lace on display in a store window. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Yet another beautiful patio. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Asunción, Salvador, and Joyce looking at a fresco on stairs to a church? July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Roman bridge over the Rio Guadalquivir. July 8, 1995 - Córdoba, Spain.<br />Islamic water wheel along the banks of the Guadalquivir River. July 8, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Azulejos (blue tile) banister at Plaza de España. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />One of the end towers of the semicircular building. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de Españam Sevilla, Spain.<br />Salvador, Joyce, and Asunción on bridge. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />Center of the colonnade, a semicircular edifice built for the 1929 Ibero-American exhibition. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />A tiled picture representing an event in Malaga. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />A bust of Cervantes on the wall. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />Bench and tiled scene of Pamplona (there is one for each province in Spain). July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />Detail of ceiling along the colonnade. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain.<br />Detail of ceiling along the colonnade. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain. July 8, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Torre del Oro (Tower of Gold). July 8, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Barqueta Bridge build for the 1992 World's Fair. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Cathedral and La Giralda tower. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />One of the many side altars. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />View from atop La Giralda:<br />rooftops and the two towers from the edifice on Plaza the España. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />View from atop La Giralda. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />View from atop La Giralda. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Monument to the Virgin Mary at the Plaza del Triumfo as seen from La Giralda. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Views from atop La Giralda. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Flying buttresses of the cathedral. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Views from atop La Giralda. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Views from atop La Giralda.<br />El Alamillo bridge in the distance. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />La Giralda cathedral tower. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />La Giralda from a distance. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Salvador, Joyce, and Asunción talking to a local woman. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Statue of Don Juan. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Salvador, Asunción, and Joyce sitting in the Alfonso XIII Hotel. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Virgen de la Macarena on the outside of the church. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Guilded statue of the Virgen de la Macarena. July 9, 1995 - Sevilla, Spain.<br />Inside the Virgen de la Macarena church. July 10, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Casa de Cisneros at the Plaza de la Villa. July 10, 1995 - Madrid, Spain. July 10, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Joyce at Plaza Mayor. July 10, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Plaza Mayor. July 10, 1995 - Madrid, Spain.<br />Building on Plaza Mayor. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Picasso Museum. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Picasso Museum. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Arc de Triomf by Josep Vailaseca built for the 1888 Universal Exposition. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />The Sagrada Familia cathedral started in 1882 by Josep Bocabella<br />and continued in 1891 by Gaudi. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church.<br />Joyce. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the Sagrada Familia church.<br />Joyce. July 13, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Casa Batlló. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Casa Mila (La Pedrera). July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Casa Mila (La Pedrera). July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain.<br />Joyce. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain.<br />Joyce. July 14, 1995 - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain.<br />Egils. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Plaza de España, "Les Arenes" bullfighting ring (1900-1977).<br />Scheduled to become a shopping mall in 2009. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Twin towers at the entrance to the Exhibition Grounds. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Joyce on the broad walk to the Palacio Nacional. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain.<br />Joyce. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Pueblo Español, Barcelona, Spain. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />View of the city from Montjuïc. July 14, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />View of the harbor from Montjuïc. July 15, 1995 - Barri Gotic (Gothic neighborhood), Barcelona, Spain.<br />"Graffiti" a la Picasso on Society of Architects Building. July 15, 1995 - Barri Gotic (Gothic neighborhood), Barcelona, Spain.<br />Entrance to the cathedral. July 15, 1995 - Barri Gotic (Gothic neighborhood), Barcelona, Spain.<br />Massive columns along walkway around the courtyard of the cathedral.<br />Joyce. July 15, 1995 - Barri Gotic (Gothic neighborhood), Barcelona, Spain.<br />Cathedral courtyard. July 15, 1995 - Barri Gotic (Gothic neighborhood), Barcelona, Spain.<br />Narrow view of the cathedral. July 15, 1995 - Parc de la Cuitadella, Barcelona, Spain. July 15, 1995 - Parc de la Cuitadella, Barcelona, Spain. July 15, 1995 - Parc de la Cuitadella, Barcelona, Spain.<br />Cascade fountain (Gaudi participated on project). July 15, 1995 - Parc de la Cuitadella, Barcelona, Spain.<br />Cascade fountain (Gaudi participated on project). July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Another interesting building. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Building next to Casa Batlló July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Casa Batlló. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Building next to Casa Batlló. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Sidewalk tile by Gaudí. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Museum Fundació Antoni Tapies. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Museum Fundació Antoni Tapies.<br />Sculpture atop the museum. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Another building (by Gaudí?). July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Music Museum. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Gate of the Music Museum. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Yet another interesting building. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />At the harbor. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Fountain at harborside. July 16, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Statue of Cristofor Colom at the Plaça del Portal de la Pau. July 17, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />Joyce at the market off the Ramblas. July 17, 1995 - Barcelona, Spain.<br />One last shot in the Barri Gotic:<br />a walkway between two buildings above a narrow street.