After arriving at our hotel in the central part of the city, we started our walkabout. The streets were narrower because we were in the older part...older than Madrid and founded as the Roman town of Hispalis. For a city of 1.5 million you couldn't tell in the central part. After it was conquered by the Castilians, it became the gateway to the New World as all goods from there had to first pass through Sevilla. Christopher Columbus set sail from here as well. Silt in the river going to the ocean and the decline of the Spanish Empire froze the city in time but has seen resurgence; part of the grand tour in the mid-1800's, Ibero-American exposition of 1929, and Expo '92. It is now capitol of this Southern region of Span, Andalusia.
The city was setting up stands for the parade and floats that roam the streets during holy week, the week preceding Easter.
Lots of modernista style buildings are along the main thoroughfares, which most are walking streets.
This is the cathedral of Sevilla. More on that in another post.
We stopped at Bar Postiguillo for a meal and was extremely happy at the service and quality of food.
We had potatoes with short ribs, zucchini strips with reduced balsamic, and gazpacho! The gazpacho in particular was refreshing after a day of wandering.
We also had some fried
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