seville spain travel with ken macadams part 3

Seville, Spain – Travel with Ken MacAdams Part Three

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A few blocks away from the Alcazar is the Hospital de la Caridad,  a 17th-century charity hospital which served as a place of final refuge for Sevilla’s poor and homeless.  The hospice and hospital were founded in 1626 by Don Miguel Manara, a one-time playboy who in later life had a change of heart and spent his last years dedicating his life to strict worship and taking care of the poor.

This was the “small” chapel at the Hospital de la Caridad.  Statues, period artwork, and Dutch tile scenes graced the courtyards of the hospital.

Inside you’ll find Italian statues (his wealthy family was from Italy) and Dutch tiles from Delft, depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament, a reminder that the Netherlands was under Spanish rule in centuries past.

A handheld (no tripods allowed) shot of a Flamengo dancer at a sold-out performance along one of the back streets in the Jewish Quarter, adjacent to the Alcazar area.

A typical street cafe and tapas bar scene.  Note the inlaid tile work on the building on the left.

Twenty-five-second nighttime exposure of the Giralda Bell Tower, a stunning landmark of Sevilla.

Ken has always loved to travel, so when he made a common connection with the fact that either a long day pounding the streets of some foreign city, or shooting the last dance at a wedding,  a good part of his physical weariness came from lugging around his big heavy DSLR. That’s when he started looking at alternatives – and ended up selecting Panasonic Lumix Micro Four Thirds gear.

Ken is rarely without a camera, and the next great photo travel experience – whether local or abroad – is always in the back of his mind!  A longtime resident of the Four Corners, and when he’s not out on the road, he enjoys some of the great outdoor opportunities found there – mountain biking, hiking, and Jeeping.