Sevilla is such a lovely city... sigh...
We left Madrid bright and early this morning and headed south to Cordoba. We toured the Mezquita and it's red & white arches... the marble in there was amazing! It kept the place extremely cool... which was a nice relief from the heat outside. The kids grabbed a quick lunch and back on the bus we went towards Sevilla.
Sadly, many of them were sleeping and missed all the gorgeous landscape that the south of Spain (Andalucia) has to offer. It's covered in fields and fields and fields of olive trees as well as sunflowers... breathtaking, actually!!
We arrived in Sevilla and headed straight to our hotel - it's lovely - but it's out in the middle of nowhere. We just chilled around the hotel, some went out to the pool, some of us hiked to the mall for some shopping. After dinner, our driver, Antonio, took us all downtown where we were able to watch the 2nd half of the World Cup game. Luckily, we were able to see USA's only goal... and then sadly watch the rest of the game... boo Ghana... We actually were in a Tex-Mex bar, Texas Lone Star Saloon, with all the other Americans, Aussies, and Brits... was weird hearing soooo much English.
After the game, we wandered around the narrow streets of Sevilla with our Tour Director, Jesus, who is from Sevilla. Such a gorgeous city... and then to see it all lit up... amazing!! 'Course we had to grab some ice cream...and back out to our hotel we went.
Tomorrow is another busy day... which most of them have been... we're off to tour the city, visit the Cathedral, Alcazar, bull ring, hopefully Plaza de Espana... then, we're heading south to the lovely town of Ronda before hitting Costa del Sol so they can have some beach time.
It's so hard to belive that we only have 2 days left... the kids would say it feels like we've just got here... and that it feels like we've been here forever... mainly, they're tired of living out of a suitcase :) But, it's all good... they've seen some amazing things and learned soooo much... and had soooo much fun along the way.
Love the comments - keep 'em coming!! The kids love reading them as well... I'd have them blog, but they're all in bed and I'm hanging out in the lobby.
Talk soon ~ steph :)
3 comments:
Looks like that ice cream could give Whitey's a run for their money!! It has been so exciting seeing your awesome pictures! Enjoy the last few days!
Love, PV De Condo
Thank you for giving up sleep to keep us informed. We love all of the pictures and reading about your amazing adventures. Have a terrific last two days!
Love, Toni & Tim Olson
The pictures and blogs are fabulous. I look forward to hearing from you every day. It sounds like you all are having such a good time and making great friends. Enjoy and we will see you soon... too soon for you all, probably.
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