La Giralda

We all slept in until 9am. Then went walking- it's another beautiful day-and crossed the river and visited Triana section of Seville where there are a number of ceramic shops. So I did get a few pieces as souvenirs. Then we stopped and had coffee and people watched for a bit before walking back across the river and had lunch at 100 Mandicitos(kind of like a sub shop but all the sandwiches are cute little ones, size of half a hot dog). Next we went on a guided walking tour of Seville Cathedral, third largest in the world, after Peter's Basilica and St Paul's in London. At the end of the tour, we had the opportunity to climb the Giralda bell tower, up 35 ramps, and then 17 stairs(338 ft or about 30 stories). I wasn't sure I could do it, but it turned out ramps are much easier than stairs to climb and the views from the top were amazing. The tower was in a picture that I took last night, I forgot to take a picture of it today. By the time we finished the Cathedral, it was after 5pm. Andrew wanted to get a run in but Dani and I just wanted to rest. We had a lovely Spanish dinner at a restaurant right around the corner from the hotel. It was a typical supper of tapas, small plates(that aren't really that small) more like appetizers. One was hummus and veggies, one was chichirrones, which is thin slices of roast pork with a creamy something, the last was fried large shrimp and fried cod with black garlic aioli. All were really good. Live music from a guitarist, and we were seated in a pretty courtyard outside. It was a really nice evening. 12000 steps today. Back on the road tomorrow.Read more