hermanitos

This guy on Calle Zaragosa makes the best helado in town hands down.
Linni and Paddy came and spent a week and four days respectively. Linni had the amazing Sevilla weather. Lots of time chilling by the river with some tinto. She discovered that my building has an azotea. A sick one. She actually east food now, which is great. Leadoff dinner at Coloniales, always amazing(ly cheap). Linni did Santa Cruz and the Museo de Bellas Artes. We observed the large population of North American Scum and how ridiculously easy it is to pick out the study abroad kids (GDB), and what stupid crap they seem to be saying in loud voices at all times. I feel like every time i hear English around the city (which is kind of a lot) its some embarrassment saying things like ‘did you see what she was wearing last night?’ ‘oh my gad i was so drunk’ and other things heard around campus. Anyways when Paddy got here they hit the Real Maestranza (bull ring) for the tour. We saw some live flamenco at Laberinto one night, which was totally chill, and at Carbonería the other night, where the performers seemed super sick of tourists and people who won’t shut up during the show. When I was done with my grueling three-day workweek, we did the cathedral (third-biggest in Europe to St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Paul’s in London). When it was commissioned in 1401 the builders wanted to make a building so extravagant that “those who come after us will take us for madmen.” Probably the best quote about church design of all time. Rick Steves pointed out to us the Roman foundation, Moorish arches and Reconquista bell tower on the Giralda. We also hit the Alcazares, the royal palace and garden; the oldest royal residence still in use. I guess when Juan Carlos (aka un coche perdido) comes to Sevilla he stays there. I was kinda sick but finally got it together for a night out on Friday, complete with churros (paddy’s new favorite, linnis new enemy), prepared Anneso style with tons of sugar dumped on them, and molten chocolate, the remainder of which Paddy drank out of a long-stemmed wine glass. Kid’s got class. They barely got out of here in time, rolling on the AVE.