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A day in the life!
... english, if necessary!) so that you are able to appreciate the things that you are seeing! Otherwise, the Cathedral is just a big building, and the Alcazar is just a big palace.
To my readers: Do you live in a historical place? Do you find yourself appreciating the history that surrounds you? Or does it lose importance because you experience it as a part of your daily life?
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Calor de Sevilla
... Toyah. After sitting in that air conditioning for a bit, it was time to make the '10' minute trek to the cathedral. I think it would take 10 minutes in the winter, but it is absolutely impossible to move fast In the heat. Luckily, the streets had shades above them so that we weren't in the direct sunlight. Some time later we arrived at the beautiful cathedral and instantly felt bad for the horses lined up aside with their carriages attached, waiting to give people rides ...
Jamone....n Seviile....da big city...
... statue...its a guy carrying a ham...I kid you not. This must be the place for ham. Locals are starting to wonder who the dork with the bike is ripping up n down the streets I suspect....so I best ask one for a good place for desayuno....(breakfast). Sure enough a guy is walking to me as I stare at the buildings and I ask him in espaniol....k this guy blabbed at me for 15 minutes...all I got out of that conversation and a lot of hand waving was "Good morning" outta ...
Seville, by Chris Lunsford
... visit the Cathedral and Giralda Tower. This evening our guide Jorge, arranged for us to see an authentic Flamenco show at the Casa de la Memoria. This was done at a school and not a tourist location. It was exceptionally well done. Pictures were not allowed except for the last 5 minutes after they granted us permission. The dancers were very skilled and the performance was dynamic. We enjoyed a nice walk back to the hotel admiring the nightlife in ...
Just wandering.
... error at the tapas bar.
Instead, I decided to revisit the castle, which had no line. I presented my student ID which expired two years ago and was let in for free anyways, because let's be honest...it's Spain and they aren't too concerned with those matters. I walked through the entire grounds for about an hour (if you want to see pictures, you can look at my old blog, I didn't take copies of ones I already had). Then spent about half an ...