My list of things to do in Sevilla, inspired by Elizabeth McCain and an 80-year old man she met in E. Europe. The backstory: Elizabeth was on a trip in Eastern Europe with an old man about 80 during her gap year. The old man was about 80, had a thick accent and was hard of hearing. He was completely bald to the point that you could see your reflection on his head and he had a really throaty laugh. His name was Bob. Elizabeth and Bob were eating apple strudel at Schonbrunn Palace (where Maria Theresa lived) one day when his wife asked where she was headed after Vienna. She mentioned Sevilla and Bob literally jumped out of his seat. Long story short: After the war he had moved to Sevilla as a young GI and lived there are several years (so many he was considered a local). He thought Sevilla was the most beautiful city in the world and was convinced Elizabeth would fall in love there. Anyway, he promised to make her a list of all the things she had to do before leaving Sevilla and she has now passed on the list to me (with a few additions of her own at the end).
[] Watch a bull fight in the Plaza de toros
[] Take a long walk in the Maria Thersea Parque
[] Take a carriage ride on one of the last pretty days you are there
[] Go see the Plaza de Espana (that they did for the exposition)
[] Walk through the Cathedral on Sunday-no one goes there then and its free
[] The Alcazar
[] Climb La Giralda
[] Go see flamenco- go see another if you like it
[] Act like an American and have too much Sangria
[] Act like a Spaniard and have too much of something else
[] Agua de Sevilla
[] Party until 6 or 7 am and then go get chocolate con churros
[] Go see a Betis futbol match
[] Walk through the University
[] Go walk around in the really famous/expensive hotel (dress up nice) Hotel Alfonzo XIII
[] Buy some pottery in the Triana district
[] Walk along the river
[] Eat jamon sliced- Andalucia is known for it
[] Eat shrimp in garlic
[] Eat Ice cream at Rayas
[] Go to Morocco
[] Get lost in El Corte Ingles
[] Spend one night just hanging out with locals
[] Walk around by yourself one day with a camera just to see what you didn’t on a regular day
[] Find a spot of grass
[] Go to a procession during Semana Santa
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