Seville – Olé!

Sadly, we couldn’t stay in Lagos forever.  Larissa and I had to make iour way to Seville in time for a flight we’d booked to Brussels.  There are no trains that run along that routs, so we took what felt like an endless bus ride back to Spain.  Our activities in Seville mostly involved eating tapas and wandering aimlessly through the streets.  Along with one Australian boy and our guide, Alejandra, we made up the party for the free walking tour one afternoon.   By far, the least official tour so far, but we had a fun time.  The bull fighting season is already over in Spain and I’m not sure I would have wanted to go to a fight anyway, but we saw the bull fighting ring.  We also saw the 3^rd largest cathedral in Europe, which is also the home of Columbus’ remains.  Due to the steep cost of admission, we chose not to pay our respects to Colon, although I think I did that back with my grade 9 posse.  There is a building in Seville that was used as the setting for Naboo in Star Wars – pretty awesome!  (Arrival on Naboo)  Much went unseen, however, because Larissa and I had a very slow moving second day, although for different reasons.  I’m still operating at about 65% (I’ve decided somehow France is to blame) and Larissa was feeling the effects of a late night with our roommates.

It was an unexpected surprise when our Australian friends from Madrid popped up again at our hostel.  While Larissa and I were in Portugal, they’d ventured into Morocco.  Of all the travelers I’ve met so far, they are definitely my favourite because they A) are friendly B) are quiet at night C) are not super weird and D) shared their milkduds with me one night in Madrid after Steven and Larissa fell asleep.  Instant friendship, obviously.