This year we decided to go to Seville for our “late in the year” visit – this was mostly because SkyScanner had it as the cheapest place to go.
We had two flights from Bristol with extra bags for a hundred smackeroons – not too shabby at all!!!
So Friday morning we got our stuff together and set off early doors for the airport. Found a spot in the”usual” place, just by the enterence of the multi story, and in no time we were through security (I got body scanned and some block felt my feet) and into expense central.
Usual routine, BK breakfast (07:00 is a little early for a beverage, but saw loads of folk drinking. Why n earth do people think that because they are getting a flight it is a good idea to have a pint with breakfast???) then by the time we finished that its the long queue for the plane.
Although we had a cheap flight, I was too tight to pay for an allocated seat – I’l say it’s out of principal, and they decided to put us an entire plane away from each other. As it happened that was fine, I had my movie and didn’t really notice the flight.
After a couple of hours we landed in the heat (in Dec) and were whisked through the airport and nabbed a cab into town.
Hotel was “boutique”, which just means smaller than usual, but pretty okay – and the room was ready, so straight in at around 13:00 Spain time. After a quicvk unpack we headed off to get the lay of the land.
It was pretty warm, not hot, on the first day, and I did look a bit of a chump with my shorts, short sleeved top and hat on, but it was pleasant enough. We took a stroll right through the middle and ended up at the “Plaza de España” which was a pretty cool place. No bars there tho,, which missed a trick, so after drinking in as much of the sceneary we headed for a bar. Luckily we found one.
First local beer, it was okay, and a coup-le of tapas, meats and then fried fish – was tasty, and plenty of it, another couple of beers and it was time to head back tot he hotel to change.
Got back and slipped into something warmer, and may have had a little snooze, but then went up to Hercules – which is a big bar/local/tourist place for a sniff around and a couple of beers. Then we headed over to a typical Spanish venue for a Vindaloo.
Day 2.
Pretty hot today, went for a quick run down by the river this morning, nice to stretch the legs! Then we headed off for some breakfast, where I had my first smoothy – raspberry and pineapple – it was nice, but every time I took the first swig it made me gag just a little.
The we had a stroll, and went up on the “mushrooms” of Seville – which was really good – I liked that quite a lot (alhough it was a bit high) – it was only a couple of euro’s to visit as well – highly recommended ;o)
After that we walked some more and nipped in McD’s for a wee (and some chips with cheese and bacon – which was very underwhelming), then along the river to the bullring for a visit.I quite liked that – but would have liked to have sat in the stands, although we did go on the actual bullring.
We then found the guarantreed tourist attraction in every foriegn city – the O’Neils Irish bar. So we say outside with massive vodkas and hienikens in the 21 degree heat. I was sweating, and it wasn’t the prices.
After that we went to the big market place that had loads of eateries, and had nothing, then I am not sure if we had Lunch or not, but we sat outside a beer place for a long while, then I think we got changed, had another beer and ended up in the burger joint – which was real nice!!!
Day 3.
Lie in today, nursing a bit of a hangover.
So we went to Alcazar first, and had a look around, then over to the “gypsy” quarter – Triana, walking past some of the old expo stuff. Stumbled across a real “traditional” tapas place called Tipico, which we were the first in, but was packed after half an hour. The menu had no English, and they did’t really understand you so we guessed and ordered a variety of things. When they are ready they chuck them on the counter and ort of shout in your direction, so we need to keep your wits about you – had some tasty stuff there tho….
After Triana it started to rain pretty well, so we legged it somewhere, maybe straight to the Cathedral – which was massoove. We walked up the tower, which was free – tidy and by the time we were bored of religion it had cleared up.
Not sure why we didn’t have drinks, but we went back to hotel, then out again at 8, whch was ewhen the nice tapas bar across from the hotle opened (Maguila) – had a very good de-constructed beef wellington and a coupl eof good beers. We intended to go to the blues bar, but it was shut on a Sunday, so we just went home I think…
Day 4.
Final day, had a mooch around the center, and had a quick look at was was the old tobacco factory and now is the University, then had another nice lot of tapas at Chic&ole – where we had what was called Scampi and glue, which was shell off prawns and some tiny thin things, which were delish, and we think we found out were baby eels, but still not too sure…
After that it was time to head back to hotel, eat some more free sweets and get the taxi back to the airport.
This time we happened to have a row to ourselves so we had plenty of space – tidy.