Actually Christmas eve, but that's when they really celebrate in Spain. They have Xmas eve dinner with their families and open presents then. We decided at the hostel to do one all together since we were all away from home. Since most things were closed that day, all I really accomplished is the flamenco museum (below pics), tapas, and buying some food for dinner. Oh and I went back to Plaza de Espana, which we went to on the tour, and just sat there for a while, imagining what it would be like to live in Spain and have all this history around me.
I like Sevilla. It's similar to Granada in its southern feel, but is more of a city. The streets are all curvy and disorganized, and it's impossible not to get lost even while having a map in front of you the whole time. I did a few circles during my time there. But then, you end up finding so many little plazas and tons of people walking around. It felt especially festive this day - people were walking around with their families and ducking in and out of shops to buy their xmas eve dinner stuff. There was a pretty cool xmas light show I watched in one of the plazas.
Dinner was really fun, we cooked up a bunch of food...actually I didn't cook at all, just mostly ate! :) There were a few new people, among them a guy that's biking around Europe from Sweden. He was already 3 months into it and had a nice beard and tan going. I had some great conversations that evening and went to bed happy with Sevilla and ready to move onto Madrid. I was getting pretty tired by this point with so much walking and lack of sleep. I'm so glad I didn't pack more cities into the trip, since most mornings I've been taking my time to get out of the house and it's been really nice.
I like Sevilla. It's similar to Granada in its southern feel, but is more of a city. The streets are all curvy and disorganized, and it's impossible not to get lost even while having a map in front of you the whole time. I did a few circles during my time there. But then, you end up finding so many little plazas and tons of people walking around. It felt especially festive this day - people were walking around with their families and ducking in and out of shops to buy their xmas eve dinner stuff. There was a pretty cool xmas light show I watched in one of the plazas.
Dinner was really fun, we cooked up a bunch of food...actually I didn't cook at all, just mostly ate! :) There were a few new people, among them a guy that's biking around Europe from Sweden. He was already 3 months into it and had a nice beard and tan going. I had some great conversations that evening and went to bed happy with Sevilla and ready to move onto Madrid. I was getting pretty tired by this point with so much walking and lack of sleep. I'm so glad I didn't pack more cities into the trip, since most mornings I've been taking my time to get out of the house and it's been really nice.
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