Sevilla Charm 21-22Oct

we headed on a roadtrip in Alberto's old car to the infamous Sevilla
ive heard so much about the charms of that city
i had to see it for myself.
The capital of Andalusia(region in Southern Spain),
famous for its flamenco, bullfights, tapas
everything extremely Spanish,
apparently it all originated here.

we arrived on Saturday evening
to a big n not-so-welcoming city
on second glance, it still has that lil city charm that Granada has
but yet holds a certain tension that a big city inevitably exudes

the main centro stands a cathedral
with la Giralda, that used to be Muslim,
before the Christians took over Spain.

Of cos we had to try the tapas
but inevitably, we had to pay for them
alil strange for me nw, to hafta pay for wat i eat ??!
on that note, I miss the free tapas in Granada

Ragote de toro el flamenco (bull meat in Andalusian style)
Gambas al ajillo (prawns in garlic sauce)
- i know,its not enough to fill my belly

FLAMENCO @ CARBONERIA
finalli got to catch my first flamenco show
heard so much abt how it is the most represented form of art in Spain
it was good, n indulging
the spanish guitar, n the melancholic sound of the Gypsie
i could understand how people could fall in love with that.
me & Alberto spent the nite making jokes of the dancer thou.
she looked all fierce n angry
I guess thats how the Art is expressed thru flamenco.

All flamenco shows consist of
a dancer, a singer & a Spanish guitarist.
it's an Art originated from the Gypsies
and that's why they'r usually gypsie performers.
i never knew gypsie was a race, ethnicity

coincidentally,we met my fav girl in class, Melody in Sevilla
& we went for the flamenco show together
her juvenile frens were obsessed with getting drunk n partying
so we headed separate ways. lol.

pictures of the interior of the gorgeous Cathedral

El Parque de Maria-Louis
Teatro

PLAZA DE ESPAÑA
one of the most beautiful part of Sevilla
a grand plaza designed to represent Spain
with representations of all cities in Spain inscribed onto the walls

Menu del dia
how can we miss the best thing in Spain - food

check out the red soup - Gazpacho
it's a cold apetizer tomato-based soup
eeukk i hate it, apparently it's the love of Alberto's life.

i had Paella for first dish,
(my fav Spanish yellow rice with seafood)
and Pescado (seafood - calamaries, fish, prawns) for second.
Red wine and ice-cream.
all for 10euros.
it's always worth it. ;)