Friday 6th July – Day 9 – Seville. Decided to have an easy day as the feet are starting to get a little weary with the devotion to tracking down and viewing Andalusian Architecture. First up was a casual visit to the Parasols – a huge and controversial (according to our Concepcion) development in the Plaza de la Encarnacion which has been converted from a somewhat dowdy suburban marketplace into a market place encased in advanced architecture (s...

5th July Seville is living up to its hot weather and we continue to see the sites. First up today was the Plaza de Torres (Bull Ring) which is just around the corner from where we are staying. They run 40 minute tours of the place including the museum. The ring itself isn't that interesting – there are 5 gates, in sequence for (a) Toreador and team (b) Bull In (alive), (c) Hospital, (d) McDonalds – at least, that’s where I think the dead bulls g...

4 July Seville Hot Hot Hot. We met our guide this morning for the walking tour of Seville, she was excellent and so we also joined her for this afternoon's tour of the Cathedral. The tour group was mainly Australians with a few Americans. Concepion our guide took us around the old part of Seville and we enjoyed her commentary on the history of Seville. She impressed us with her local knowledge and flavour - one example when describing the overwhelming displays of...

3 July depart Madrid for Seville. Expected temp 37 in Seville. The train journey was very pleasant and took 2½ hours. The apartment here is very good although small but it's location is excellent. We walked around the old town and familiarised ourselves with the Alcazar, Cathedral and main shopping centre. There was a lot of information in our apartment and we have selected a walking tour for the morning. There are also a lot of horse drawn carts for hire wh...