We went to Sevilla again last Thursday. This time only Jay, Anna and Mama J went. Our good friend Maria, who is from Sevilla, kindly agreed to show us around her town. We took the train in - Jay's first tim
e on a train - and then bused into the downtown area. We first hit the shopping district (can't resist!) and then we ate lunch while overlooking la Giralda. Anna learned how to correctly ask for more to drink (Maria is helping her learn Spanish). Me puedes traer otra bebida? instead of Puedo comprar u
na bebida mas? Anna vows to learn Spanish correctly eventually! Maria then walked us by the cathedral, filling us in on more history, then on to the Plaza de Toros (the bull ring). Now that's "toro" not to be confused with "torre" (tower) or "torero
" (bull-fighter). Whew! We then walked through El Parque de Maria Luisa. She was apparently a famous princess who loved Sevilla and so donated 400 000 square meters of her family's park to the city of Sevilla during her reign. It is a beautiful place to see. We then walked on to La Plaza de Espana, by far one of the most beautiful parts of the city. It was built in 1929 for the Iberean-American Expo. It is very impressive.
For all those Star Wars buffs out there, part of Star Wars Episode II was filmed at La Plaza de Espana - it was used as Princess Amidala's palace.
After the Plaza we headed back to catch the train home. Jay was such a good boy throughout the whole day and we had a blast hanging out with Maria.
We went to Sevilla again last Thursday. This time only Jay, Anna and Mama J went. Our good friend Maria, who is from Sevilla, kindly agreed to show us around her town. We took the train in - Jay's first tim
e on a train - and then bused into the downtown area. We first hit the shopping district (can't resist!) and then we ate lunch while overlooking la Giralda. Anna learned how to correctly ask for more to drink (Maria is helping her learn Spanish). Me puedes traer otra bebida? instead of Puedo comprar u
na bebida mas? Anna vows to learn Spanish correctly eventually! Maria then walked us by the cathedral, filling us in on more history, then on to the Plaza de Toros (the bull ring). Now that's "toro" not to be confused with "torre" (tower) or "torero
" (bull-fighter). Whew! We then walked through El Parque de Maria Luisa. She was apparently a famous princess who loved Sevilla and so donated 400 000 square meters of her family's park to the city of Sevilla during her reign. It is a beautiful place to see. We then walked on to La Plaza de Espana, by far one of the most beautiful parts of the city. It was built in 1929 for the Iberean-American Expo. It is very impressive. 
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