Category Archives: culture

the alcázar

31 Thursday Jul 2008

Posted by in culture, home, photos, sevilla, spain

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aka the royal palace and gardens

The Alcázar (pronounced al-KA-thar ) is about a three-minute walk from casa az. It is also free to residents of Sevilla. I only have to show my ID card and don’t have to pay the 7 euro entrance fee. And yet I can’t even remember the last time I was there. To remedy this shameful situation, Nog and I decided to spend the morning at the Alcázar and it was lovely, especially as there weren’t as many tourists as usual. And so I’m planning to make this a weekly outing. I mean, it’s crazy not to.

I also took some photos and started a couple of new Fotki albums. One for the Alcázar and a separate one for the fabulous ceramic tiles (azulejos). Here are the links – I recommend the slideshow option as the colours show up really well against the black background. Below the links is a bit of a sneak preview. . .

~ Alcázar photos ~
~ Azulejos photos ~

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hospital etiquette

23 Friday May 2008

Posted by in culture, health & happiness, hospitals, rants

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Now this is my idea of a hospital room!

In fact, probably the only good thing that the private hospital had going for it was that all the rooms there are private, painted a pretty yellow and have an extra bed in case a friend or relative wants to stay with you.

At the general hospital where I ended up there are two patients to a room. My room was pretty basic, but there was a balcony with a nice view and it would have been quite tolerable if my roommates had had better manners. . .

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feria de jerez

04 Sunday May 2008

Posted by in animals & pets, culture, friends, photos, spain, trips

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What a fabulous day!

I haven’t been to the Feria de Jerez since May 2005. It is absolutely my most favourite feria, much better than the very famous Feria de Abril in Sevilla. And so yesterday myself, Nog, Jay, Pipocas & Chucky & Kidlet, “R” (another of the ladies) and her visiting friend all converged on Jerez to spend an afternoon at the fair…

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