We had free time for our last day here in
Sevilla. I confess, after a late night
and lots of sun, Tony and I slept in. We
even missed breakfast. So once we arose
and dressed for the day, we decided we should visit the Archivo de Indias (the
Archives of the Indies). This museum
celebrates Sevilla’s important role in the colonization and exploitation of the
New World. It contains letters from
Columbus, Cervantes, and George Washington.
Despite our extensive research on the place and how to get there, we
never found the damned place.
Nevertheless, we ended up enjoying our leisurely stroll through the
center of Sevilla. We stumbled upon some
flamenco dancers performing in the street, and we found some performance
artists who were scaring the hell out of people walking past them. I have video of much of this, but the
Internet is so slow at our hotel that I cannot get the video to upload to
Facebook. I will try again when we get
to Granada.
Tony and I figured out the underground train system
today. What is most interesting is that
once you buy your tickets and travel to your destination and back, you can put
your card into a machine when you return, and by turning your card back in, you
get one euro. Clearly, this is one more
way Sevilla helps stay “green” by giving folks an incentive to turn in their
used cards instead of throwing them away.
I used my euro to buy some water on the way back to the hotel! Win!
While we were in the center of town, we ran into
Mary Beth Shults and Katie Taylor. Then,
as we were entering the train station, we ran into Stephanie Windle and Hannah
Raines. Crazy! Then, while waiting on our train, we saw
Darris Saylors sitting on a train going in the opposite direction. It is just wild running into so many people
we know in a city this size.
So, tomorrow, we check out at 7:45 am and head for
Cordoba, and then Granada. I hope we are
also heading for cooler weather. I won’t
lie. I am NOT a hot-weather girl. I love the cool weather, so this heat is
killing me.
Joanie
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