SEVILLA

Fri 2nd March.
We set off early to Sevilla via the pay Autovia to Jerez past Gibraltar and then
picked up the Autovia from Cadiz towards Sevilla.We followed the signs into
the center of Sevilla and hit the old part by all the main attractions.We had not
been able to book a room on the internet so Brenda jumped out on the main
Avda.Menendez Pelayo at the first Hotel we saw! Luck was with us-" Hotel
Alcazar" had a room with balcony over looking Sevilla and an underground
car park ! After checking in we then hit Sevilla,we went on the Tour por Sevilla
open top bus from just around the corner and got our first view of Sevilla in
the very hot sunshine-25* The pictures below shows the Plaza de Espana
fountains and the Golden Tower ,built in the 13th century to show the sailors
the way home.We then got off the bus and had our first tapas and beer in a
local bar on the edge of a park.In the evening we walked out of the hotel
and found the restaurant area in the very narrow oldest part of town was
just opposite us! In the "El 3 de Oro" Brenda had Olives and Capers on
branch, then crispy fillets of Sea Bass,and i had a Seafood Cocktail with
Veal Cutlet washed down with the local Vino Blanco.On the way back we
stopped at a corner bar that was to become our local! The pictures also
show the view from the balcony during the day and at night on our return
( ie a slight lean to the right!!) of the Giralda,the 11th century minaret.