I’ve been in Seville for two nights, and although I did go out and do some sightseeing yesterday, I didn’t write about it. I did write, but I didn’t post anything. I’ll make up for it today. It’s about 1pm right now and I’ve already been out and about the city for the third time. In fact I’ve been around the area so much that I’m starting to feel like I know it. Remember, that I’m only talking about the tourist part of the city and not the real Seville that most people live in. The city is pretty big, and the tourist part is big too, but only a small fraction of the actual city. Yesterday I made it to the regular part of the city, but only a small sliver of it. The architecture is different, but the lifestyle seems to be the same in most ways. People walking all over the place, small buildings, people eating in small cafes.
Like I mentioned in the other post this place is really scenic, nearly all parts are worthy of taking a photograph, but as I walk around it’s almost like being snow-blinded with old world beauty, maybe the term should be something like architecture-blinded. Nevertheless I have been taking photos, and although I don’t think that there are a lot of good ones that actually portray what the city is like, I think there are some that will remind me of the awe that I’ve had since coming here.
Tomorrow at 4 I leave for Barcelona and I’m unsure of what to expect when I get there. I know that the city hosted the Olympics some time ago, and I’ve been told that the beaches are full of beautiful women, but other than that I don’t have a clue. I guess I will find out. The bus ride is 14 hours, which means that I’ll show up at 8 on August 1. At least I’ll save money on a hostel. That’s a good thing since it’s so expensive here. To give an idea of how much it costs for some of the basic things, Burger King has value meals for 8.55 euros, off the top of my head that something like $11 for a burger, fries, and drink. T-shirts cost about 17 euros, and water is 1 euros. I’m looking forward to getting back to a reasonable cost of living… whenever that may be.
