Streets of Sevilla

 Flamenco.  A trip to Spain is a total bust if  you don't take in at least one Flamenco performance.  We went to the Museo del Baile Flamenco, which is a flamenco museum, studion and performing arts center.  We were treated to an amazing demonstration by two very gifted flamenco dancers.

The female dancer was so fast my camera couldn't keep up with her!

The music was live - there was a guitarist who played Spanish guitar and a flamenco singer and percussionist.  If you are not familiar with Spanish Flamenco dancing, the musicians use various types of clapping with their hands and stamping with their feet to add percussion and rhythm to the Spanish guitar music.  It is definitely a talent to perform the music and the dance. Flamenco makes Riverdance look like a one-legged butt kicking contest.

  Just outside our the flamenco museum was the most adorable little courtyard with a teeny tiny church.  Gorgeous!

 The streets of Sevilla are all lit up at night and so welcoming and warm.

 We headed over the the Sevilla Cathedral next to get some night shots. 

Here's a great shot of the Giralda Tower, which was originally built my the moors as a minaret to call the people to prayer.  When the Catholics took over the country they turned it into a bell tower for the Cathedral at Sevilla

 

Right next to the Sevilla Cathedral is the Alcazar, or royal palace. It was originally a Moorish fort, built in 913 a.d.and is currently the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe. The palace was the birthplace of Marie Antoinette.

 Alas, the gates to the Alcazar were closed, so we were not imbited to the hunket...

 So we headed around the corner to a lovely little plaza and street cafe!