Spain 2013 Day 5--Sevilla, Casa de Pilatos and the countryside

Today we woke up to rain. We had a long night with the washer inside our room (washers in Spain have very long cycles)! My jeans and fleece were not totally dry (they don't have dryers in Spain!?!) but I had no choice but to wear them because it was the only cold weather clothes I had (I packed for the wrong weather).

We made the cold, wet walk to the Triana district where the handpainted tiles are made.  We returned empty handed because it was not what I was hoping it would be.

From Spain 2013 Day 5-Sevilla, Casa de Pilatos

On our way back from the Triana district, we passed by some fabric stores. I love love love fabric and wanted to bring some back home for pillows. I ended up finding gold trim for my bedroom drapes I am having made. We bought 18 meters and it was so much cheaper than the same fabric in the U.S.!

Before we left Sevilla I wanted to visit the Casa de Pilatos beside our hotel. I liked it better than the Alcázar. The plants were prettier (this coming from someone who really missed working in her garden).

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Look at the bougainvillea!

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The Casa de Pilatos, built for the Marqués of Tarifa in 1519 was inspired by his trips to Italy and his trip to Jerusalem, where it gets its name, "Pilate's house". The name can be traced back to his trip to Jerusalem where he discovered that the distance from his house to a small temple at Cruz del Campo was exactly the same as the distance between the former house of Pontius Pilate and the Golgotha (the biblical name of the place where Jesus was crucified).

From Spain 2013 Day 5-Sevilla, Casa de Pilatos

The ceiling in one of the rooms

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The Casa de Pilatos had very intricate tile work

From Spain 2013 Day 5-Sevilla, Casa de Pilatos

After we left the Casa de Pilatos we checked out of our hotel and rented a car to drive to our next b&b in the countryside near Granada, El Amparo.

On the way we passed a goat herder with about 100 goats walking down the side of the road

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El Amparo is out in the country set amongst olive groves and wheat fields, but only about 35 minutes from Granada. The wheat was so green.  We had a delicious homemade asparagus soup dinner that was made from asparagus grown on their property that had been picked that day.

From Spain 2013 Day 5-Sevilla, Casa de Pilatos

To see all our photos from day 5 click here.