Blogs from Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 74

Well, I've had a couple comments about food, so I guess I'll just fill you in on some of the differences. Cole . . . I ate squid for you! Well, not really for you, but because I wanted to try it. It has a really gross texture, really rubbery, but actually a good taste. I've also been eating other types of sea food, which, for those of you who know me, is something of a stretch. Also beans. We've had one type of soup a couple times that has beans in it, but I just eat it and drink a lot of water. It works. One of my favorite new foods is Spanish tortilla. It's almost like an omlet, but it's potatoes and onion and egg and then you kinda fry it together. My (awesome) ... read more

Here I am in Sevilla, in the afternoon on my first full day here in the flat. Alvaro is at uni, and i´m home alone, so soon i´ll leave here to explore the city until meeting up with him at around 8pm. The trip from Melbourne to Sevilla seemed to last for ages. I stopped in Singapore where I was to stay for 24 hours more or less. I stayed the night at the airport, and it was a very long night indeed. There was basically nothing to do in the public are where i was, so from 11pm until 7am i did laps of the area, slept lightly for about an hour in total, went to a cafe, and listened to music in the viewing area. The airport, like every other building in Singapore for ... read more

Hello all, it´s very cold in spain, and there doesn´t seem to be as much heating. not much to tell you but i´m adding photos. the stars are wax statues from madame tussauds in london. will try to label them. mel... read more

Some photos today for you. The shopkeeper here has given us the 10 minute warning, so not much time for me to write. We are in Seville, but this morning in Granada Sherry and I toured the Alhambra Palace and it was absolutely amazing! Pictures to come soon. Apologies for butchering yet another language. I think I titled the last entry Buenas Dias, but that´s not right. Dia, or day, even though it ends in a vowel, is a masculine noun and so the correct phrase is 'Buenos Dias', or good day. More soon, -Cory... read more

A Little Piece of America & The Last Bullfight Although it’s more of a visual experience, I should mention that I took a little tour of the Plaza de Las Americas today and got a few more pictures of the fantastic Plaza de España while looking for a place to do a painting. The doves are glorious in the little plaza out front, appropriately named “La Gloria de Las Palomas”, while brides and grooms abounded, getting their wedding pictures taken. Both of these amazing locals were built for World’s Fair exhibitions in the early 1900s. Currently a global culture exhibition around the Plaza de Las Americas offers a spectacular sampling of real food from way more countries than I have ever seen represented at such an event: from Pakistan to real Cuban. I have a new ... read more