After we settled into our hotel (and after getting a bit lost on the way through the narrow winding streets), we headed out to see as much of the city as possible. We started with the Sevilla Cathedral, which is the third largest church in the world. It towered above us and promised beautiful views from the top. Unfortunately it was closed for visitors, so we only admired it from the outside. Walking around the cathedral, we stumbled upon a main drag that was filled with restaurants and cafes. Dodging some horse-drawn carriages and lots of people, the boys managed to find a restaurant that served smoothies, beer, and New York Style Pizza!! The owner (seen behind them on the left) is originally from NY and after marrying his Spanish wife, moved to Sevilla and started this pizza joint! Amazing!
We continued our tour of the city, stopping in Real Alcazar for a tour of the beautiful gardens and surrounding buildings. The architecture outside and inside had me snapping photos non-stop.
And the gardens outside were just as photo-worthy that I was sure to run my camera battery down. We saw as much of the property as possible, having fun along the way regardless of the hot temperatures outside.
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| I think that's Mike's head! |
We went inside to another part of the buildings and were overwhelmed with the amount of tile work and design.
Leaving the Real Alcazar, we headed towards the river, passing by the Torre Del Oro and then crossing the river to walk past several riverside restaurants and see Sevilla from the other side.
Finding another bridge to cross back over, we popped into the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza and then finally exhausted from all the walking, hopped on a bus to the Plaza de Espana. As soon as we stepped into the Plaza seeing the beautiful structure and the man-made moat around it, we heard a scream and a splash! Some woman that was sitting on the wall surrounding the moat somehow fell into it!! I'm not sure how she fell in, and I really try not to laugh at others' misfortune, but it was HILARIOUS!! The water is only about waist deep and luckily she wasn't hurt. I think more embarrassed and upset that her handbag had fallen in as well! She struggled for a good 10 minutes trying to get out of the moat the way she fell in, up over the wall, with the help of her family. She could have easily walked across to the lower bank and walked out, but for some reason she really wanted to get back over the wall. Finally she was able to be pulled back up over the wall from where she fell. Hilarious!
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| She had just fallen in here. |
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| Trying to pull her out of the water! |
So we continued to visit the Plaza de Espana, enjoying standing in front of the fountain as a breeze blew the running water on us to cool us off a bit. Again, the architecture was really interesting here, and running along the walls of the building were tile alcoves depicting the different provinces of Spain.
We were all pretty tired of walking around at this point, so we headed back to the hotel to rest, shower up and get ready for the evening. After an hour or two of rest, we headed back out to a nearby tapas restaurant, enjoying the liveliness of the locals and the relaxed atmosphere of the city.
We then continued our tour and headed to Plaza del Salvador where a couple bars opened up their doors and lots of locals and tourists were hanging out outside enjoying beers and good conversation. We joined them for a bit then headed on to the next Plaza de la Encarnacion, where a huge structure was recently built that most of the locals hated when it was under construction, but loved it afterwards as it gives you beautiful views of the city.
We found a nice restaurant for a late dinner after that, and being exhausted from all the touring, we walked slowly back towards our hotel and fell asleep quickly. We had a leisurely breakfast the next morning in front of our hotel and then headed to the train station to pick up our rental car so we could get to our next destination, Estepona!
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