Friday, 19th of April 2013 - day 59
We are in Seville by 9.30am only 9-10km to the old part of the city, we have breakfast in an old cobblestone street/lane, umbrellas already up as its 22-23C already and the sun is starting to get a sting to it. We have coffee and these yummy cinnamon flavoured donut like things .... yum (very moorish).
But thinking of the waistline only a couple, promise . We need to walk breaky off so on to Catedral de Santa Maria de la Sede and the Giralda ..... wow and what a climb.
Its now about 1pm, lunch time, adjacent to and with tables and chairs in the park we locate where to eat. we savour the local delicacies of the tapa platters with a delicate white wine .... not too much as we wish to go to the Alcazar this afternoon. We tear ourselves away check in to our Hostel and clean up and then of to the 14th C Royal Residence ... reminiscent of the Al Hambra in Grenada but totally different, magnificent. As we walk past bars and restaurants we can't help but stop and have another snack and this time some Sangria, just for a change.
Diner is a n after dark experience (from pm on), of all things we scramble down into the cellar of a building, all very medieval, tapestries, swords and shields on the walls, bis sconces holding huge candles attached toe the walls. Great food, sort of like Spanish Yum Cha as the food is brought around on trolleys.
One trolley a roaming spit with suckling pig slowly turning on a spit  or a full lamb or a small goat all carved at the table. Well we eat too much, drink too much and have the best time .... and there were flamenco dancers to boot ..... and I think we were the only non locals here.
Well I hope this reads well as its almost 2am ... but don't think I could sleep, we  all 4 are sipping on mocha - coffees and attending to our writings etc. Can we survive Seville .... too right, can't wait for tomorrow.