Adjusting to Sevilla Time
No alarm clock. No pets seeking food. No routine to drag us out of bed. We yielded to the lack of routine. We stayed in bed longer than we have in quite some time. We did stay out later last night and ate at a Spanish dinner time. So, we deserved to take a pass on an early morning.
The first action of the day was to go to the phone store to buy a SIM card. I chose Orange, one of the top 3 companies in Spain. The small store in Triana had 2 customer service representatives. Both were nice, but neither spoke a word of English. I got through the process and now have a working Spanish SIM card. Additionally, I have a friend who thinks my Spanish is the best she had heard from an American today. It was before noon.
We then headed to a couple of intensive Spanish immersion schools to check out their offerings. CLIC and Enforex look to be similar in offering. Both are walkable from our apartment. Randeen is interested in a beginner class, and I would like to improve. We won't be able to put language school on the agenda for at least a week, but we do plan to sign up for 1 to 2 weeks.
I really like this ham. The price range was from about 14€ (Euros) to 28€ (Euros) per 100 grams. The expensive one is about $100+/pound. We had a cone of empanadas for 3€ and a beer for another 1.5€.
The first action of the day was to go to the phone store to buy a SIM card. I chose Orange, one of the top 3 companies in Spain. The small store in Triana had 2 customer service representatives. Both were nice, but neither spoke a word of English. I got through the process and now have a working Spanish SIM card. Additionally, I have a friend who thinks my Spanish is the best she had heard from an American today. It was before noon.
We then headed to a couple of intensive Spanish immersion schools to check out their offerings. CLIC and Enforex look to be similar in offering. Both are walkable from our apartment. Randeen is interested in a beginner class, and I would like to improve. We won't be able to put language school on the agenda for at least a week, but we do plan to sign up for 1 to 2 weeks.
Triana Mercado fruit vendor
We headed to the Triana Mercado to check out the offering. We've been to lots of markets in Mexico and South America, but none as pristine and broad in offering as this one. We bought some fruit and looked for a snack.
Paper thin slices of ham done by hand
Beer and empanada cone
Tonight we went to a local flamenco show. I would give it a high rating. Then we went to the same tapas place we enjoyed last night.
We took a stroll by the river which was coming to life at 22:30 (10:30 PM). After an ice cream we headed toward our Sevilla home arriving just before midnight. The alarm will not be set for an early wake up tomorrow.
On the walk home
Before midnight
PS: I think vale is the most commonly used word in the Sevillian Spanish language.
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