Adios Sevilla!

Adios to Sevilla. We are leaving on Monday, April 25th for a Hans Zimmer concert in Munich (an early birthday present from Tobi). It does not seem possible that we have been here almost three months! I will be sad to leave Sevilla. I will miss the warm and friendly people, the MANY outdoor cafes, the slow pace of life, the Siesta, my morning runs along the river, the parks, the DOGS, the bakeries, grandparents out and about with their grandchildren, and just walking through this city everyday and seeing what is happening. The pictures that follow are from a single mid-morning walk through a part of the city. On to new adventures!


Tobi in the Plaza de Espana next to a statue of Aníbal González who designed the plaza in1929 when Seville hosted the Ibero-American Exposition World's Fair.


The first thing we saw when we left our apartment yesterday was a group of young Spanish men learning how to carry the VERY heavy floats for the Semana Santa parades. It was interesting the see what it looks like under the floats. This must have been quite heavy because they were stopping to rest quite a bit!


Jamon is a BIG DEAL here in Spain. In fact, Tobi learned the entire history and process of how the pigs differ and how the Jamon is cut from her Spanish teacher. Our next stop was at a market close to our apartment. Here is a guy cutting the Jamon using a thin knife and placing the leg in a jamonero. It is a VERY slow process. These are everywhere in Seville and we made Jamon sandwiches on a baguett for lunch everyday!


Next find...a chess tournament! Then we wandered into a church that was having a wedding. Hey! The doors were open and our motto is "if a church's doors are open, we are going in". I refrained from taking pictures. I will miss these mid-morning walks!



There are dogs EVERYWHERE in Sevilla! I love it! All shapes and sizes. This little guy works at a newspaper stand right by our apartment. This breed is called a Teckel. Very friendly and we have become best buds ( don't tell Miles)! This is right before he rolls over for the daily stomach scratching! 



One last stop here on a Sunday morning. This is our FAVORITE Churro stand. Man! will I miss this. My waistline won't though! Adios Sevilla!