The Cathedral of Seville
 
 
Tour guide Kate had a maxim:

"When you walk, look down; when you stop, look up!"

Looking up was to see the sights, but looking down was to prevent falls. Katy was very concerned about members of our group tripping--because a bad fall held the potential for serious injury. Katy was constantly cautioning us.

At the Cathedral of Seville we had a third (and last) instance of someone in our group tripping over a pedestrian hazard. The fall was a vicious, headlong spill--flat onto the concrete. Fortunately it resulted in only scratches and bruises. The lack of serious injury was really a testimonial to the physical condition of us "mature" travelers. Of course it says little about our mental acuity. That's because the victim of the fall either:

  1. Hadn't been able to remember "Katy's Maxim," or;
  2. Tried to follow it, but messed up on when to do what.

After the incident, Katy lectured our entire group--proclaiming that falling down was "UNACCEPTABLE!" No kidding! (Told ya she was a sergeant!) We apparently took her to heart because there were no more falls for the balance of the journey.

A visit to the Cathedral was probably worth tripping over a curb or two--provided the victim suffered no serious harm. Orange trees surrounded the Church's main entrance. It would be a few more weeks before the fruit ripened and the orange color appeared, but a hearty crop was certainly in evidence. We were told that the oranges, although edible, were quite bitter. Their best use was for marmalade.
 
 
The interior was vast--the size that a person would really have in mind when thinking about a "Cathedral" as opposed to a mere "Church".
 
And here's Dot (left photo) at the tomb of Christopher Columbus (right photo).
 

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