Hotel Monte Triana Seville

... walked to the Cathedral, lit to show off the finely detailed carving of its Moorish tower. <br><br>Today is a national holiday, &#8220;something about the Virgin,&#8221; according to Philip. It is also, of course, Columbus Day in the U.S. and we were able to celebrate in fine style by visiting the tomb of Christopher himself, in the Cathedral. While there was some dispute about the authenticity of his ...

... we're english speakers but we were NOT cheering for them.  We even had on our Spain jerseys and such and still should have known better than to scurry through the rowdy section of not-so-happy englishmen.  Jerk. Well, finally found our correct seats and settled in to enjoy the game. The seats were amazing, the action was fast and the crowd was an absolute riot! The crowd was chanting various cheers, some of which I understood, some I didn't ...

... them. No savouring the notes of chocolate with a hint of blackberry here, compadre. We had been reduced to alcohol scavengers.<br><br>With the suspicious restaurant shuttering their store and shooing us from out front, we walked desultorily to the main street, and from there to the square which amazingly enough was starting to fill with people. Out of nowhere Chad managed to scavenge up some Champagne, and after a countdown made in a variety ...

... sauna, blah blah blah.......    and most of all some hotties....   Oh....  I haven't been out yet but look forward to going to some gay bars.  Apparently this city does have some good ones.  One of my instructors gave me the map with where to go.  So...   it looks like me and the girls have a date for the weekend. Also, I do a practice teaching session with real students on Monday.  My lesson plan is almost complete and will finish this ...

... major centres for Flamenco...and of course ...

... seriously amazing. The Cathedral of Sevilla is the largest in Spain and the third or fouth largest in all of Europe. Way to big to be able to show in one picture. To see this place from the inside or out, I could not even fathom the amount of time that it must have taken to build not only a huge construction like it, but to build it with such detail. One part of the church took over 200 ...

... sneaks up to pick your pocket...) At that point, she grabbed my arm with her hand, and mumbled something about how the rosemary would give me good luck... I was still in the process of getting sick and was in no mood for this ****, so I wrestled my arm away and yelled, "NO ME TOQUES MUJER!" She looked shocked and walked away... Ugh! That was an experience, but I didn't let it ruin the beautiful sights of the day. I met my friends at ...

... it with him). I slept through the entire half he wanted me to see, but I woke up when he came in to see the rest. The movie is Adam Sandler's "Punch Drunk Love" and maybe I missed something since I only saw the last part, but it was pretty unentertaining in my uncultured opinion. Anyway, so I saw the rest of that, and then proceeded to fall asleep again, and I curled up on the couch with the blanket from the table over me so the heater under ...

... aren't staying at his house, he'll usually sleep on the couch or the floor). The next morning, after Dalesio left for work, I got up and got dressed and went for a walk. I went to a bookstore in Dupont Circle and bought a ****** beach-read of a novel and then went to Kramer's for breakfast. I had scrambled eggs with brie cheese and asparagus and orange juice and sat there with my book for awhile. A woman with a little boy sat in front of me and the little boy kept sneaking glances at ...

... more than frustrated! I like to think of it as an adventure! Anyway, back to today... we woke up to the sound of jackhammers... yes real jackhammers... they are doing construction on the street in front of the hostel! But it is the nicest hostel we have stayed at yet. We hope to tour the third largest cathedral in Europe (Next to Rome and London´s). We will keep you posted. No pictures today... but we will try and get them on soon. Colin and Pam