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Wednesday 1. march

End of first-half here in Madrid - so I went for the big train-station i Madrid Atocha. From there the very fast  AVE-train to Seville.

The AVE-train is in Seville on time. Thats a shame - if its 5 min late you get a refund for your ticket.

I have no hotel booked in Seville. Stupid of me. The first part of the day I spend looking for a hotel. Finally I find a room at Hosteria del Laurel  - they can house me for one night. So the hunt continues until I find some other hotel, where I can spend the following nights

Finally - time to take a look at Seville. I have to mention that the weather is great. About 25 celsius og sun from a sky with no clouds - I bet that it's raining in Denmark. So its very nice to walk around this city, with orange-trees all over. Since there is no snow in this part of the world, the kids use oranges as snowball. So take a little care now and then - especially around schools.

I get to see the old quarter of Seville "Santa Cruz" - full of american tourists and souvenirshops - and because of that - not the most exiting part of the city. Later I find the bull-fight-arena called  Plaza de Toros de La Maestranza - one of the most famous in Spain. I take a guided tour around the arena.

In the evening I go for a long walk along the river called Ril Guadalquivir - onto the "other" side to a cozy neighbourhoold called Triana - and taking a look at the area where EXPO92 once were held.

Thursday 2. march

Another day for sightseeing in Seville. It doesn't really matter where you go to "sightsee" - because everywhere you will find beutifull house, exiting - and very narrow - street, and good neighbourhoods - at least if you stay away from Santa Cruz - the real tourist-scene in Seville. A lot of fine mosaics in on a lot of the walls around town.

Today I visit the cathedral in Seville - and take the long walk up the tower of La Giralda, with  a great view across Seville. I also go for a trip in Reales Alcazares, which used to be some kind of summerhome for spanish kings years ago. It is build in socalled "Mujadin"-style, some kind om muslim-inspired architecture with tiles put together in beautiful ways.
 

Time to get out in the countryside - out into the real Andalusia A busride for some hours to Aracene - a small village west of Seville - with a bautiful castle-ruin, a very exiting and extremely beuatiful cave (sorry - no pictures - not allowed) - and a very cozy andalusian "white town" where nearly all houses are painted white.

Saturday 4. march

Another day out of town. This time east - and higher - up to the city of Ronda another 2-3 hours bustrip from Seville. Ronda is located high on a mountain, with a shonishing wiew down the valleys beneath it. That gives you  impressive views from this nice city.

Last day in Seville before going back to Madrid. Sunday = going to the park - this time Parque Maria Louise and Plaza Espanya. But here you feel that Seville is more a tourist-city than Madrid - Horse-carriages and things like that is not my style.

Later this afternoon its time for another game of football. I walk to the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan where the Premiera-leagues absolutely number last Seville is playing at home to Valladolid. And when number last is playing some not very interesting team from the middle of the league - there should be room enough. Or should there?. I arrive 20 min before the game, and once again I have to go to the black market to get a ticket. But the price was reasonable. There are a crowd of 45.000 people to this match - that is class from the homecrowd. Valladolid gets a man sent off early in the match - Seville is in control - but they loose the game 1-0, when Valladolid scores on their only chance in this game - not good for the home team.