If you ever need a great Spanish town to hang out in Sevilla is a pretty good choice. We arrived after our respite in Tarifa excited to see the city famous for flamenco and bullfighting. We found a place to stay and walked around a bit. Mark and I both have a decent sense of direction...he's got good instincts and I remember the map (both in my head and pack). We found getting around so splendidly nice and the hustlers actually left you alone after only one "no, gracias".
Unbelievable!
While we were in town on the day of a bullfight (Mark has previously attended one and I wasn't positive I could take it) part of me wanted to go more to experience the crowd and the local diversions...we chose to see a flamenco show instead. We heard amazing guitar playing, beautiful singing, and saw mind-blowing dancing! Truly a fun, if slightly touristy, thing to do!
We were able to see Sevilla's cathedral (immense) which was built on top of a torn down mosque after the Reconquista. The bell tower remains and we climbed to the top for a great view of the city. Oh, we also ran into Christopher Columbus here...his remains are inside a "casket" statue that is being carried by 4 pallbearers (each representing a different region of Spain).
We wandered the Alcazar, a 10th century palace that still functions as a royal residence. It's a "Christian" palace built in the Moorish style. It was quite beautiful with rounded, keyhole-like doorways, latticed windows, tile patterns, and a huge garden. That was the best part as we walked and enjoyed the beauty for quite some time.
Luckily, my high school Spanish is coming back because Mark is starting to lose his! Has he told you about trying to order a dad (or in some cases the Pope) for dinner? We are a good team...he speaks and I listen to the responses. I also read OK and can get a gist of what we're trying to figure out...so between the two of us we are one Spanish communicating bandito!
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