Museum of Fine Arts Sevilla

On my last day in Seville I met Linda and Carlos by the Cathedral again to catch up with her before I moved on to Rome. He wanted to show me the Famous Golden Tower which Has stopped Seville being invaded by ships up the river for 700 years. A big chain was stretched across from one bank to the other. It was also reputed to be the place where a lot of the gold which was taken from the Americas by the conquistadors was ofloaded and stored. We then found our way to the Museum of Fine Arts that Linda had not seen before. After a tour of their amazing local artwork (mainly religeous works from the 14th to the 16th centuries that took me to one of the famous bullfighter cafe/bars to try Spains version of a burger. It is death by pork and absolutely filling and delicious. We had a look round some shops and then both parties called it a day and after hugs all round, took of in different directions. I had to throw in a lunch meal I had in a cafe I found the other day, where for 8 euros I got a salad, a pork and roast potatoes, bread, beer, and a fabulous chocolate orange desert. I'm writing this from Rome where at the local supermarket I picked up and heated up for tea a double portion of homemade minestrone soup with every vegetable known to man in it. I will just keep taking it like medicine until I catch up on all the vitamins and minerals I've been missing out on.....

Entrance to Museum

Seville's own 16th century artist Murillo

Shady tree in front of museum put to good use

lovely 14th century piece about 15cm square

detailed expressive piece of pottery

Jesus as a child dancing 15th century, innocence

one of the saints

One of the saints

looking out to courtyard

Inner courtyard of Museum

Looking down the length of the room

Hall of Murillo masterpieces

Showing the scale of Murillo masterpieces

and a little of the ornate ceiling

'Death 'of the Maestro' - Jose Villegas Cordero

so cute I had to include it.

Interesting expression

cheeky altar-boy

quintessential postcard from Spain

This one beautifully captures movement

another interesting expression

captured his essence better than a photograph

socio realism from 20th century

Linda's favourite painting

Kids still had same look in 1850

The Tower of Gold built in 1220

classical flamenco guitarist at the cathedral

One of the most beautiful buildings in Seville

detail from the building

bullfighting cafe/bar

No matador heads..funny that.

Roast pork Serranitos for lunch 4.5 euro

Sorry officer I was only borrowing it..

potato salad and pork and fried potatoes

chocolate orange cheesecake for dessert