Seville

In Seville we had rented apartments rather than hotel suites.  This meant we had a kitchen and washing machines.  However, when we arrived there was no one there; only a contact telephone number.  Not having a phone with us, and no public phones available, Alba was left to beg for use of a phone.  

We spent the remainder of the day walking around the city, into the Jewish Quarter and then down through the gardens to the river.  We had lunch in a restaurant across from the Cathedral. The street was very busy; it seemed there was a parade finishing, as we saw many with banners passed by.

The next day we tried to order the ticket for the Alcazar online, but could not purchase same-day tickets.   So we walked over early before opening time to avoid the lines to buy the tickets. 

The palace was impressive, especially the gardens. Half way through the palace we lost Eric and Alba, but we found them later in a cafe near the apartment. Retiring from that busy street we sought a more secluded location for lunch. We found a nice little cafe with fresh seafood serving squid, calamari, and good beer; very enjoyable.

After lunch Bill and Linda took a walk finding a nice cafe overlooking the river and sat there for an hour until their closing time; a very lazy and enjoyable  afternoon.