MomBlog-Sevilla-2010

We had a WONDERFUL visit to Sevilla during the first week of April! Lauren met us at the airport and it was sooooooo great to see her and give her a huge hug!

After nearly 30 weary hours of traveling, we were very happy to be in one place for a while. A huge highlight was the WAY COOL ZIPPY WHITE BMW we got to drive all over Spain!!! It was a fantastic motoring car, which purred on the highways and Dad got to remember how do drive a manual transmission: “being ‘one’ with the car!”

Lauren showed us all the sights in gorgeous Sevilla: meeting her host family was great, and visiting their lovely apartment in the Triana district, on Calle Pages Del Corro. Many of the streets are only wide enough for only 1 European sized car to get through! Easter weekend in Sevilla with all of the parades and floats, the Alcazar, the City Centre, the Cathedral, eating by the river, Lauren showing us her Universidad, having gelato and crepes on the busy street, Road trips included: Portugal, Gibraltar, Granada and Jerez to sample sherry and see the Andalusian horses and olive orchards. We saw both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Seas and the countryside is simply beautiful.

We dined on the delicious Andalusian fare, tapas nearly every evening…LATE! A special evening included taking Lauren’s friends out to dinner, and the EASTER BUNNY came to the table! American chocolate doesn’t compare to the delicious European chocolate, but I think they enjoyed something from America and I don’t think the Easter Bunny comes to Spain!!! Kelli, Becky, Caroline and Lauren showed us what to order and we had a super time: THANK YOU LADIES!!! We can see that this semester in Spain agrees with you!!! AND, we even went to a flamenco bar which opened at midnight and closed at 2:00 a.m., which is MUCH later than we ever stay awake…but the city of Sevilla was still going strong at 2:00 a.m.!!!

Anyway, now we’re home and back to our regular lives and routines, and this trip is a delightful memory. WE LOVED SPAIN, and especially seeing Lauren and Sevilla!