Well we finally made it to Spain after a nail bitting morning waiting for my passport. We spent most of the night packing our bags and finalising last minute bookings as we didn't expect the passport to arrive in time! After a standard Ryan Air flight into Sevilla we made our way into the city centre, depositing our bags at the Oasis hostel before collapsing for an afternoon siesta as we were warned not to be typical tourists braving the day heat. Up at 4pm, ready to tackle the sites of Sevilla, we left the hostel but found the streets devoid of locals and full of other dum tourists! The reason quite obviously being the 40 degree heat - if any of you visit Spain siesta time is from 3 to 6pm not 2 to 4pm!!!
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