Lo siento Seville
I finally got out of Lisbon and headed to the long awaited
Seville but had to do the mad run rush in half a day for by some coincidence
Aisyv was also in Seville for work and after a mad facebook discussion for 5
minutes we settle to head to Granada together for 2 days of travel sightseeing.
That left me with only half a day in Seville to see as much as I can.
I knew partially in my head I would need to up my
expectation on expenditure when travelling with Aisyv. If it’s not a backpacker
on the road likely chance you’ll travel more costly than normal. Still I
thought 2 days was ok, how bad could it be and the company of old friends is
worth spending more money sometime.
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| Streets of Seville - Spain |
Seville in half a day …. Got in at night around 9pm checked
in the hostel and luckily they allowed me to cancel my second night and dump my
backpack and was out the door in a heartbeat.
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| Tapas in Seville |
Walk around at night, scour a
tapas bar, see what I could of the mazely city and head back for sleep only to
wake up early in the morning 830 am to check out, left my bag in the hostel and
out again to see all the sights I could muster in 5 hours.
The palace grounds were lovely and so was the cathedral but
the best was Castle Real and its gardens where the intricate architecture
meshing designs from Muslim, Jewish and Christianity culture. The Muslim
culture was beautiful, and we don’t see much of it these days.
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| Palace Grounds Seville |
The old Morrish
Muslim knew how crate art unlike the bland erratic Islamic culture we have
today. In a way it could be look at such that the intricate detail beauty of
the Castle Real would have borderline blasphemy in today’s Muslim culture. Such a shame …. And it is also use as the
filming ground of Game of Thrones city of Dawn …. Another blasphemy I think in
that sense ….
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| Castle Real - Seville |
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| Castle Real - Seville |
My last minute arrangement to meet Combo a travel buddy I met
in Lisbon did not fell through. I got stood up, well he did send a message but
no wifi = stood up. Lucky thing I only spend 15 minutes waiting before ditching
myself.
Back to the hostel through as many windy road I could detour
without being late to meet Aisyv. I stayed in the cheapest hostel in Seville 12
euro a night across the city of Seville. Aisyv was staying smack in the middle
next to all the heritage Castle and cathedral, in fact the hotel itself was a
heritage and also the most expensive 5 star hotel in Seville. It was no wonder
I would break my budget for the next two day.
She looked just the same back in the BRAT’s days …. No
changes and no increase in height as well. Long lost friend of 14 years. I now
had a travel buddy for the next two days and I finally meet another Malaysian
in my 7 months of travels.
My worry of the travel together for the next two days being
awkward was quickly forgotten. Catch up catch up … all the memories, the
questions, the Malaysian slang slowly creeping back, a word or two in malay, a
snicker and good old reminiscence of home.
I am sorry Seville …. First glimpse and I was torn apart
between an old friend’s promise and a city that seems to call to my soul.
I’ll come back I promise ……..
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