The Magic of Seville

So we have spent the last few days now in Seville in the south of Spain. Everything I had read about the city was positive, however even with such a big build up it hasn´t disapointed. We have spent most of our days here simply wandering around the city, bouncing from tapa bar to tapa bar, and otherwise just taking in the energy of the city. Seville has this narrow little streets that are loaded with shops, restaurants and bars. The streets are absolutely full of people (Something very different from the area we were staying in Valencia), and there is just this vibe to the city. Today we were walking down some today random side street and came upon this tapa bar. We went inside and it was pretty empty, beside 3 guys sitting around the bar. They were all very funkily dressed and burning down their cigarettes, almost like a picture out of an old 40´s flick. In the background is some spanish guitar music creating this fantastic ambiance. We get to chatting with the people at the bar, and it turns out 1 of the guys there is the lead singer for the punk band Rancid, Tim Armstrong. He said he just recorded in album down in Cadiz and was now just relaxing spending some time in Seville. The other two at the bar, as well as the female bartender were from France, and were in a very animated conversation. We are off tomorrow for Granada, which I am a bit sad to have to do so soon, as Seville has really been an enjoyable time.

I have added a few more photos to my flickr page located at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kloppster/