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Spain-Seville #Day 5
... and Plaza de España tomorrow.
Casa de Pilatos was okay. I thought it would be better, but it was okay. There is a lot of history to that place. For one, the building is from the 16th century. The owner of the place was the Marquis of Tarifa. He went to Jerusalem, and when he came back, he made some reforms on his home. Today, the dukes of Medinaceli live ...
Seville, where it is very hot
... Yesterday the temperature was a baking 38° C and that’s the average high for July-October.
So after taking my siesta, I embarked on a tapeo, or trawl of tapas bars, as recommended by a Frommer’s Guide I found in my room. The Andulusia region (southern Spain where Seville is situated) is particularly well known for its tapas and it’s worth digressing here a moment to write about this cuisine.
The idea is to sample small portions rather than ...
Magic Seville
... the Pyrenees at 0* temp. Where do I put my clothes as I strip off? I get rid of them, there is no more room in my panniers and top box.
There are so many beautiful buildings and monuments that I could have stayed there for a few more days but...I am on mission and I can't stay in Spain for ever.
Leaving tomorrow for ...
Swooning in seville
... mumbled to me so just kept saying 'que?’. After fixing me with an icy stare I was waved on.
Just been for a premptive walk around the Cathedral in anticipation of a weekend of hard-core sightseeing. It was bery bery beautiful and as I was staring into the sun trying to see the top of the minaret/spire I felt the tell-tale crackle of spittle on the back of my neck. I turned to find a lady waving a couple of bits of foliage wrapped in a kit-kat wrapper at ...
Ola de Seville - Day 2 (or is it 3?)
... and ham), so the tuna, paella and ox tail were immediately non options. I took a bit of the other four. I’ll be honest, albeit tolerable, most of it was not appealing to me and I ate it more because of the atmosphere than actually enjoying the food. Mel really liked the mushrooms, oxtail and paella! I tried to fill up on bread sticks, but knew another late night KFC run may be in the cards.
When the last of the ...