Spanish Cards

I had heard that Spanish playing cards were different, so I had it on my list to buy a deck - Ta-da! 

The suits are Coins, Swords, Cups, and Clubs. There aren't red vs black; they're all generally the same colors. The 3 face cards are all male. All this means that it's a bit difficult to play my usual solitaire!

See this site for more - history, evolution, differences between countries...

Spain 2026 ¡Sevilla!

We're back in Sevilla! We're even back in the apartment we had 3 years ago 😎.

Today was the first fully sunny day here, so we went to the park 

Plaza de España

We walked to the cathedral, then stopped for lunch 

Then on to the Archivo de Indias, where we caught the tram to the park

Another view of Plaza de España - beautiful, as always!

We meandered through the Parque de María Luisa (it's huge!), then back to our temporary home.

Tonight? Flamenco!

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We've been somewhat cursed on this trip. 

- The weather forecast is all rain, all the time. Before today - rain. After today - rain... Still, it is warmer than home 🙂

- There is construction (again!); Plaza Nueva and our tram stop, just one block away, are all torn up. Fortunately, the noise is not an issue, but it's a lot harder getting around.

- We had high hopes for being able to use the wheelchair to see more of the park; it turns out that cobblestones are used a lot! At intersections of paths and surrounding fountains... 

Spain 2026 Hasta Luego Torremolinos

Our three weeks on the Costa del Sol has come to an end - our apartment was right on the beach boardwalk, so easy to get out to the beach (and *very* easy to just look at it 🤣).

We spent a sunny afternoon at Battery Park, enjoying several fountains

and fantastic views

The beach was not too crowded...

The nearby mountains had some snow (and reflected the sunset very nicely!)

Our strolls usually included this fellow

and these trees

One thing has to be mentioned - Framing is everything in a shot! This building under construction cuts off half of the original view from our apartment 😥. I feel bad for the fellow who bought it as an investment just a few years ago, when this area was just an enclosed parking lot!

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See more about Battery Park here.

For more photos, see the Spain 2026 photo album.