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Today was genuinely a day of firsts as we crossed the river and headed to the Triana area of Seville. We’d been attracted by a couple of things – the first was what was billed as a ‘flea market’ turned out to be one of those little local markets selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables …
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The pedant here with me in Seville has pointed out that yesterday is not the “only day where we are going to repeat anything that we have done before“. That is because today we got the train to Cordoba which we last did in 2018 and are, once again, visiting the mosque cum cathedral. Quick …
As I write this I understand that back home it is raining – a lot which makes the fact that it is about 20 degrees and dry here in Seville all the sweeter! I think this is the fourth time we have been here and that’s simply because it is beautiful and (usually) sunny. The …
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When you return to the same place a number of times it becomes increasingly difficult to find new sites to visit. While we did revisit some old favourites, such as the amazing Alcazar and the Spain Square, it is always good to try something new. We sort of stumbled upon the Pilate’s House which is …
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A curious thing today. Nobody seemed to want us! We’d set out intendng to visit the beautiful Alcazar having failed to secure tickets online last night. That was an odd thing in itself. We had got quite a long way through the booking process when we were tripped up at the final hurdle. Despite selecting …
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I’ve been writing these travel posts for over 13 years now and this is the first time that I’ve written them after the event. All previous posts were written on the day and then published. This time is different as I’ve been unwell and really haven’t felt like doing them. So here they are a …
Seeing the queues outside the Real Alcazar yesterday we took the precaution of prebooking a slot for today. I’m glad that we did as it was busy both inside and out. Real Alcazar sounds like it should be a football team (at least I think so) in the same vein as Real Madrid and Real …
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Over breakfast this morning Helen and I were debating the weighty topic of whether to risk going out without a coat this morning. Our weather apps concurred that it was only eight degrees outside. Eight degrees in the UK in February is enough to send me running for my coat along with my hat and …
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A familiar response when I tell people that we are off on holiday is “again?” I am aware that we go away a reasonable amount and do plan our trips away a long time in advance but nevertheless it does always strike me as an odd response. This has come up a number of times …
One thing that never ceases to amaze me when visiting Mediterranean countries is the odd opening hours kept by the shops here. To be honest I still haven’t worked out exactly when, or in some cases, even if they DO open. There is, of course, the loooooonnnnnng siesta that is taken from about 11 AM …
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