Tuesday, March 21, 2023

20 March 2023 Puerto Banus to Seville: Springlike Weather a Day Early

 


We drove from Puerto Banus to Seville in under 3 hours.  The drive was smooth and mostly highway driving.  It was a rugged landscape at first with many tunnels and viaduct style bridges.  We pulled into town, drove past the AirBnB and then went to the Triana Market.  Parking was tight but the market was great.  We got food and also sat down for some lunch.  Tiny sole like acedia fish and grilled veggies were superb.  By the time we were done we could get in to our place.  We could not find street parking so I pulled onto the side walk blocking a driveway and we unloaded.  We are on the 1st floor which means the floor above the ground floor.  Then we drove to a 24 hour parking garage and left the car.  We had a nice stroll back to the place and got settled in.  We ate the leftover soup that we took to eat while on the road and then we ventured out and wandered.  We saw nice buildings, a scented park and some specialty stores.  The entire town is scented with the blooms of the orange trees!  We stopped in the tea shop, the wine and spirits shop and a artisanal textile shop.  We got tea, wine and gin but no textiles.  We had  a plate of tapas for dinner and called it a night.  



So many tiny jars left over from our tapas time


At the rest stop we saw this on the hill


Just inside Seville and looking for our place


Parking here is tight!


The market is always a good place to start


Yes they have olives in Spain


Huevos for breakfast


For the little ones


For the pork lovers


Getting every last bit off of this leg


A row of whole leg jamon


The little pig as an angel is a bit odd


Here are the OP, original piggies


A bite of tasty acedias fish, a small sole fish


Our lunch spot


They had lots of paella but we just got a snack of fish and grilled veggies


Our stay for the next four nights


Reflected off of the roof of a car 


The bullfighting ring is just down the street


The cathedral off in the distance


A artists group is selling goodies inside


A fun layout of the building


Ceramic chess set


The inside is open with ample light


Torro!


We were low on tea filters


We had to try a new tea


Our new tea buddy Antonio


The carriages were out and loving the weather


Fancy Moorish lamps


We will have to get on these trams


The elaborate architecture in the center of town


Wow!


The Moors have left their mark


Round windows 


Old world charm


We sat in this park luxuriating in the smell of the orange blossoms


The orange trees were covered in blooms


Hail to the smell of the orange blossoms


Sparrow as pollinator



Red ringed parakeet


None shall enter these strong doors


Finally finials 


We stopped into a textile shop but did not shop


It has been 288 days since we began our Migration