Our family managed a little escape to warmer climes this week, we took a trip to Sevilla in Spain for 7 days, a cheap (late) flight from Gatwick and a nice AirBnB apartment in the old town. The weather was predictably glorious, around 30-35 degrees every day, and a civilised 24 every evening. I'd never been to Sevilla before so I was keen to experience the rich tapestry of cultural, historical and sensory delights that the city has to offer. After a somewhat delayed and tortured journey South from the heart of West Sussex we arrived about an hour and a half late and slightly anxious that the driver I'd hired to take us from the airport to the city wouldn't wait, luckily he did and thirty minutes after picking up our bags from the conveyer belt, we arrived into the centre of town.
We were dropped right outside our accommodation so there was no wandering around the maze like cobbled (pedestrian only) streets looking for our front door, it was all pretty painless. A lift up to our third floor rooms and we were able to unload our heavy cases and head out to find some food.
By this stage it was gone ten thirty, well past any reasonable expectation of finding a table in the UK but fortunately in this part of Spain the evening is really only getting going at this time. Having a blast furnace of a climate the scorching hot days are relatively quiet and places are generally closed up, but, the much cooler evenings are very lively and the socialising stretches late into the morning. After some much needed refreshment and some delicious tapas we retired to unpack and explore our digs for the week. The view from our balcony was quite spectacular as we were right next to the medieval cathedral, which at night is lit up beautifully (see below)
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