We walked to the colorful Triana neighborhood on the other side of the Guadalquivir River and found a nice place for a tapas lunch.
All around Seville, holiday decorations are in place and it looks like the streets will be quite festive when the lights are turned on the end of November. The shops, especially the El Corte Ingles Department Store (below) has lots of ornaments for sale.
Seville has many small, elegant shops which make for fun window shopping.
The Royal Alcazar has been a residence for Spain’s rulers for many years. We visited the beautifully decorated halls and courtyards which have Islamic-style designs.
Yesterday was a nice day and we spent quite a long time walking in the lush Alcazar Gardens.
Even outdoors in the gardens, we were required to wear masks.
We’ve been impressed by the preventive measures taken by many in Spain so far. Now in Seville, bars and restaurants are crowded and even people eating inside aren’t wearing masks. We wonder if Spain’s reputation for low virus numbers will hold in the future – we hope so!
The Cathedral is stunning at night but as you can see, clouds are rolling in and rain is on the way. We are happy to have an apartment for dining “at home” if the weather is icky.
The rains came with thunder and lightning too! We are happily inside but feeling bad for those stuck outdoors!
Until today, we’ve been so fortunate to have had warm, sunny days but the advance forecast for our next planned stop, Vitoria-Gasteiz is really chilly with rain every day.
We’ve decided to change our plan and we’ll go to Granada for sunnier skies. It’s nice to be flexible enough to make changes as we go.
For now though, we’re dry and happy in Seville though dinner in tonight might look something like this!
