When I had traveled Europe 4 years ago, I had absolutely fallen in love with Sevilla and it didn´t take long for it to happen again. So much charm to it. Just feels right. After checking into our hotel, we went out in search of some great paella that Alfonso had recommended to us. We split the last of the two servings they had and it was quite good. The rest of the day was spent walking around Sevilla and getting caught in a bit of rain but just passed it by from a cafe.
Dinner that night was at a local seafood place. We did quite well in the shrimp department and put down a plate of smaller ones and medium sized ones and then two plates of these massive grilled shrimp about 6 inches long. Absolutely delicious. Upon getting home that night, decided I needed a break from family so went out around midnight to find some trouble. Walked along the river where a bunch of bars are and was a bit discouraged at first. While my spanish is alright, it´s not good enough to hold down a conversation, so the lack of english speakers was a bit of a problem. Decided to check one more bar and ran into a bunch of American college students on a summer program. It turned into one of those kind of nights, with bar hopping, discoteca-ing, and generally too much alcohol. And apparently my spanish is good enough as I met a spanish chica at the last bar we were at. Ended up calling it a night at 6 in the morning and walked home halfway across the city. Good times.
The next day woke up quite hungover but determined to make a day out of it. After scarfing down a jamon y queso bocadillo (sandwich) went and saw the Catedral which is always amazing, and thankfully the tower was open this time so went up for an amazing view of the city. After that wandered around for a bit and then went into Alcazar, the palace there for a while. Closed off the day with a bit of a rest and a dinner that was one of the worst I´ve ever had, but they happen. Overall have been eating so well over here. Ah, Europe.
I´m a few days behind but mom is breathing down my neck to get on the computer now. So, I´ll write more later.
Much love to all.
1 comment:
your spanish isn't good enough to have a conversation?? what would senora shipp say?? dios mio don quixote!
Post a Comment