Seville

We were up early for breakfast to then walk to the Royal Palace so that we could get some on-the-day tickets. We arrived just before nine with the ticket office opening at nine thirty, and already the queue was right around the square and the sold-out ticket sign was about halfway along the queue.

Defeated, we walked along to the Setas de Sevilla to see it in the day. We noticed when we arrived that there was a large tented camp at one end of the square. Not entirely sure what they were for.

After this, we walked about 30 minutes back to the hotel for a break.

At around 10:30 we went back out to walk to the Seville Bullring. It's the oldest bullring in Spain, apparently. Fortunately, while we were there, there was no bullfighting taking place, so we were able to explore the stadium and see 'backstage'.

By now it was time for some tapas, and so we walked around behind the bullring and found a little cafe on the street where we had some food and a drink.

From here, we walked across the river into Triana and wandered around the backstreets and the market before having our first drink of the day overlooking the river.

Next stop was the Torre del Oro, a 40-story building which has a bar at the top and some views over the city. Our plan then was to visit a different palace, the Casa de Pilatos , and so we walked the 30 minutes to the square where it is based. However, when we arrived, the ticket office said they'd sold out of tickets for the day so we couldn't visit.

We got an Uber back to the hotel, ready for drinks and nibbles in the lounge, and then a taxi across the river again to Triana Abade restaurant for a meal. If we're honest, they were a bit pretentious, but at the restaurant, they prepared Spanish ham in front of you and arranged it onto a plate.

After food, we decided it was time to head back and we had a final drink in the bar before bed.Read more