Hotel Alfonso Xiii, A Westin Hotel, Seville

Oh Lovely Sevilla! I skipped the group tour in Sevilla and instead went for a long run along the Guadalquivir River. Sevilla is in the region of Andalucia which is Spain's storied southern province of white-washed villages, gypsies, flamenco and olive groves. Sevilla is the romantic provincial capital, a remarkable blend of old-world charm and modern-day elegance. In Sevilla we attended 2 fantastic tradtional flamenco performances, stayed at the beautiful Hotel Alfonso XIII and indulged in ta...

Its been an interesting last 18 hours. After leaving the hostel and getting to the train station to find out that our train was delayed, I ended up getting ****** off at Andrew for being a drunken idiot at the train station and forcing me to play the parent. I know I am maternal and all, but I really hate that! After dealing with some physically pushy Spaniards that couldn´t seem to decide what compartment they were in on the train, Edie and I got settled into our room with Eli (sp?) and Laiy...

We were thrilled to be able to work out a side trip to Seville to meet up with Jeanie and Monroe. We met them last October when we were on our Trans Atlantic cruise from Italy to the U.S. We had a great time with them then and then last April we met up with them in Barcelona and spent a few days with them there - so when our trips came close this season, we knew that we had to make it work. They had flown into Madrid and were making their way to Barcelona by way of Cordoba, Seville, Marbella,...

Kaks nädalat Anneli ja Gretega Torremolinoses päevitamas ja rendiautoga ringi sõitmas (pagasniku sai lahti piirivalvur Gibraltaril) - kartsin mägedes, mis kole. Sevillas konverents - parim hotell, kus kunagi oldud ilmselt. Jalutuskäik öös, roosid - kinkijal nyyd loss Geneve järve kaldal ... Lapsepõlve syytud muretud mängud...Gretel jäi kamm juustesse kinni ja ta mossitas kogu Gibraltari päeva - sest jäi pildi peale - aga ei tahtnud., Salaja Marokkos Tangeris. Gibraltar. Marbella.

After the long drive (from the Algarve to Spain), we arrived in Sevilla (Seville) - in time for a fiesta tomorrow! (I think that's all they do, actually.) My new room is very big. It fits all 3 of us comfortably with a large bathroom and a nice city view. We got ready for dinner and then went. I first tried tapas, which are little appetizers. They were mostly fried seafood. Then I tried gazpacho, a cold tomato soup with sliced cucumbers and celery. For the main course, we had shellfish paell...

...We first went to breakfast and then went on a horse-and-carriage ride! I really liked it. At the end of the ride, we were at the Palace of Seville. Afterward, we got in the bus and took a quick bus tour around Sevilla. We saw the bullring, the tobacco factory (the one the musical "Carmen" is based on), the Expo grounds, and the Guadalquivir River. We then had a 15 minute break before going on the walking tour. We first saw a procession called "Roció", a fiesta to "The Lady of the Dew". App...