We slept a bit later but still got away at a pretty good time this morning. It was another great morning. Everything is a bit slower this Sunday morning compared with last night but still quite a few people doing the same as us.
Laura and Jesse have targeted two destinations for this walk: Plaza de Toro and the Metropol Parasol.
The Plaza de Toro is Seville’s famous bull ring. To enter it costs ten Euros each for Laura and Jesse but only six Euros for me (they didn’t i.d. me so the discount must be because I was with Sage). As you enter there is a museum consisting of a series of exhibits including relevant art, stuffed bulls, artifacts from famous matadors and more. As you walk along the corridor, you can see into the ring. At one point, you can see where the bulls enter the ring. You then enter the ring through the entrance by which the matadors enter. There is a strategically placed beautiful little chapel in this entrance, presumably so that the matadors can pray before entering.
The Plaza de Toro is impressive as you enter it. It is quite large, holding about 12,000 people if I understood correctly. Sage was impressed with some of the pebbles in the ring which she took care to move respectfully from one spot to another. As we left, we passed under the Royal Box.
As we continued our walk, we stopped for our morning coffee. The city continues to impress me with it’s streets, avenues and plazas. I am not usually interested in architecture but some interest is definitely developing on this trip. The buildings in Seville are very pretty. Not sure why, but the buildings in Seville seem to be about two stories shorter than those in Cadiz. This has the effect, I think, of making the streets brighter.
Speaking of architecture, our second destination really was impressive. The Metropol Parasol dominates another public square (have a look at the pictures – which don’t really convey how it feels to see it). I like how this modern architecture fits in with the older structures – I think it is a credit to the city which, as I have said elsewhere, continues to impress me.
Of course our morning walk ended with lunch – we found a nice little restaurant near the Metropol Parasol. I had a very good egg Benedict served with avocado and smoked salmon on sourdough toast (Yikes! My foodie companions are leading me astray!)
