either Portugal or to Cordoba/Grenada/Malaga/cadize....or somewhere else on the
southern coast of Spain. It is safe to say we didn't have a clue. Next we
decided not to go to any of these places today and to spend another day in
Seville, so we checked back in to our hostel. We enjoyed a picnic at a plaza
after perusing lots of markets for picnicy items. We are vegetarians now, see
pic. We soaked up the sun to the theme music of Spanish guitar. We decided
Seville is a place for vacation and we decided we needed one of those. We
strolled and widow shopped and chatted before enjoying an afternoon of
sunbathing and hot chocolate on our rooftop garden terrace before a quick
siesta. Free sangria in the hostel followed by a tapas bar and a free flamenco
show. We love free so we were really digging this tapas/flamenco tour provided
by our hostel. Seville is the birthplace of flamenco so we were psyched to see a
show here. 21 year old cowboy hat wearing sassofras Nate was our tour guide. He
hung out with us and out new Israeli friend, Gaul, and told us how much he hated
giving tours and about his job at the hostel. He had been traveling for 3 weeks
with no savings before he ran out of money in Seville so he got a hostel job so
that he could live and eat for free. Too bad he's not profiting and with 40
cents to his name we're pretty sure he won't be leaving Seville anytime soon.
Nate took us to a tapas bar where we decided we were feeling more cervecay than
tapay. After tapas we walked to the flamenco place with out group. We aren't
usually big fans of organized fun but this was SO cool. We sat by our friend
Claire (Irish) in the great seats we snagged in the middle of this packed bar
and restaurant facing the concrete stage. First a singer and guitarist came out
and did a traditional flamenco song, we were blown away! Next a dancer another
girl came out and things got crazy. With the voice of one guy and the single
guitar accompanied by their stomping and clapping the noise filled the entire
bar. They were so passionate and the girl dancing was so fierce. What stood out
most was the amazing rhythm that these 4 had. The dancers did a costume change
and the show went on. You can see The roots of so many kinds of dance and music
in flamenco and it is clearly still extremely important to the Spanish people
considering the bar was packed with locals. The power of the show was really
amazing and Kelly declared it one of her favorite things she has ever seen. The
performers called a group of their friends on stage after the show and they all
took turns dancing and singing while clapping and stomping in perfect rhythm and
cheering each other on. In many ways this was the coolest part of the show.
Seeing a group of young friends in modern clothes embracing an old time
tradition and having so much fun was great. The performance and flamenco itself
are evidently full of comradery and companionship and the musical talent it
requires is insane.
After the show we met our friend Lizzy (Australian) who was accompanied by 2
French girls, Jennifer and the one whose name we can't remember. The 5 of us
girls and Gaul, who probably liked the female company as he got to tell us about
his current Parisian love, Rebecca, headed out to find a beer before heading
home. It is so enjoyable to hang out with an international group of newly made
friends and talk about the world and life as we all view it. We strolled and
chatted and got lost and learned French phrases and found a crowded alley with
lots of bars and young people and had a beer (well Kelly and Jenny didn't for
once actually) and then headed back to our hostel and said our goodnights. Until
mañana peeps!
Last night in Seville
New French and Australian amigas...and a random Spaniard who jumped in our pic
Flamenco!
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