Well after our long day of travel yesterday the last thing I really wanted to do, if I'm being perfectly honest, was spend a day running around like a headless chook sightseeing in Seville, but hey, that's what we were here for. So we slept in as long as we dared, then hit the streets of Seville...
We spent absolutely ages in the Cathedral, which was absolutely glorious. Apparently it is the largest Roman Catholic Cathedral in the world (St Peter's, Rome, is a Basilica) and also apparently its the largest Medieval Gothic building, but all that aside, it is really very beautiful, both outside and in. We spent probably the best part of 2 hours wandering around looking at all the statues, paintings, stained glass windows... and the organs were pretty good too... Then we braved the climb up to the bell tower and were treated to a fabulous view of Seville!
After this we needed a spot of lunch, so we stopped off at one of the restaurants nearby. Replete, we then headed off on a bit of a walking tour of Seville, and found ourselves at Plaza De Toros, doing our best bull fighting impressions...
We headed down to the river and took a boat trip to see the main sights. Alas, our view of these sights was seriously disturbed by a middle aged couple obviously having a passionate affair, as they were unable to stop literally eating each other - seriously, I was lucky to be able to keep my lunch down!
Then we wandered around one of the main gardens near Prado De San Sebastian or something or other, checked out the times for the bus to the airport, and then spent the rest of the afternoon swannying about, taking silly photos on the way back to the hostel.
We got tidied up and then set off on a quest to find the best tapas in town, which basically required us to go to a few different places - but boy did we have some nice food! My personal favourite was the croquetas we had at the last place we went to... yummy!
The next morning we had to set off again very early so we could get the 9.15 bus to the airport, but the problem is that Prado De San Sebastian is actually very big, and we were running a bit late (as we stopped off for breakfast) - and then we couldn't find the blinking bus stop! We asked so many people, and they didn't know where it was either, eventually giving us directions to the old bus stop. 9.15 came and went, and we were still no closer to the stop, walking around in circles, when we saw a statue that looked a bit familiar (quite a feat in Seville as they have heaps of them) and with relief realised we had made it to the bus stop. Alas, the next bus, 9.45, didn't turn up - and now we were in trouble as the flight was leaving at 11.15, and check-in closes 30 minutes before... so we had to swallow the costs and get a taxi.
Fortunately we made it, with about 4 people to spare as we were at the tail end of the queue! Ryanair though have started this silly thing, that you have to pay for each bag you check in, and that you can only have 15 kilos max per person - and that your bag can not be more than 15 kilos. So even though you can pay for your extra kilos, you have to have a second bag for them - thus incurring an additional cost to check that second bag in - geez they are blighters! Fortunately my luggage was 14.4kg so I only just made it.
The flight back was pretty uneventful...
It had been an absolutely amazing holiday, one which I enjoyed very much! Oh and by the way, you know how I was on the lookout for Benny's doppelgangers? Well, I didn't find a Moroccan Benny, but here's Spanish Benny...
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