The Key West citizen., 1954-01-08


sent time Franco also lives there
with his family when he goes to
Seville. The gardens are beautiful
and original in their layout.
During the afternoon, we visited
the beautiful park Of Maria Luisa
with the stands of the Bero-Ameri-I
can exhibition including palaces
and pavilions, walks and pools with
a great variety of trees and flow
ers. We. also saw many monuments
and then we went to see the
Church of the Virgin of Macarena.
This Virgin is venerated, loved and
admired by the Sevillanos and es.
pecially by the gypsies.
We left Sevilla Friday, June 26th
in the morning for Algeeiras. We
had lunch at Jerez, one Of the most
beautiful of the Andalusian towns
with its wide streets shaded by or
ange trees and psalms, its houses
whose low ratings are adorned
with flowers in pots and its mar
row winding lanes which still show
traces of the Moorish past. A large
number of the Andalusian nobility
live here and it has a typical
Spanish atmosphere. The world
fame of Jerez is not due to. this,
it is due to its wines. We visited
the Gonzales Byass winery where
we were shown throughout the
plant.
/ After lunch, we left for Algeci-
ros passing through Cadiz. Just be-
fore We arrived at Algeciros, we
passed through the town of Tari-
fla from where one can see the
African coast right across the Med
iterranean. The waters of the Med
iterranean we're beautiful. From
the hotel in Algeciros, we were
able to see the Rock of Gibraltar.
Tour Of Gibraltar
Saturday morning, Lillian, Curry
and / went by taxi for a morning
tour of Gibraltar. We say the Rock
went into some of the tunnels and
visited the different quarters of the
City of Gibraltar. The night be-
fore at Algeciros, l had met an
officer who was stationed in Key
West during the war and who liv-
ed near my home. He invited US
Ito visit him on his ship which was
an oil tanker refueling some of the
American ships in the harbor.
When we arrived at the Navy base.
we found that the ship was just
pulling out of the dock and was to
anchor in the bay.
We left Algeciros that afternoon
for Malaga travelling along the
Mediterranean. We were very i'm
pressed by the different trees that
grow along the Mediterranean and
also by the seacoast. We found that
there are many tropical trees,
flowers, plants, etc. all along the
Mediterranean and were also able
to see thousands upon thousands
of cork trees. All through South.
Iern Malaga. we could see millions
and millions of olive trees but
around Malaga, there is little diff.
ference.
Around Malaga which is famous
for its wines, grapes and figs, are
also many tropical plants. As a
matter of fact, it is said that to.
Ibacco grows quite well around this
section. The port of Malaga is one
Iof the most interesting on the Med.
Iiterranean coasts and ships of all
nations can be see there.
Malaga was founded by the Pho
lenicians, later became Roman
City and then an Arabian city un'
It'll in 148T when it was taken by
the Spanish Kingdom. Sunday NOR.
ming. we visited the cathedral
which was begun in 1882 and
which contained precious works oi
art such as choir stalls, chapeis
and many pictures by many artists
We also visited the Acazaba which
was an Arabian fortress. This fort
lress contained one hundred aad