To Sevilla - let´s start

After spending a few days in Madrid and Valencia visiting family, we took a plane to Sevilla on the 4th of May to start our journey. Realized too late that we cannot get to see Granada and Cordoba´s wonderful sites, since you have to reserve or buy tickets ahead of time, so stayed in Sevilla only a couple of days. But what a beautiful city! I must come back as a regular tourist someday. The hostal was charming, the Hostal Picasso, although we had to share our room with 3 others, just like a pilgrim´s albergue....and not so cheap either. We walked around, saw several sites, went to the cathedral and its magnificent organ and Salvador wanted to see a futbol game, so headed to the stadium, bought tickets and saw a live game. Sevilla against some other team (ahh my memory). We rooted for the home team which was good, since we were amongst thousands of fans and they also won. Sevilla is so beautiful!! We went to the Plaza España, architecturally a splendid place. I fell in love with this builing. Due to a water shortage (?) the fountains were not in operation, so we missed an extra of this gem. I met with Maite, a midwife from Sevilla I had connected with online. We went to a little cafe, chatted a while.... I gave her a poster I had brought from home, and she gave me a little booklet of thoughts and stories of births. It was so nice to meet up with a midwife from Spain and ask and listen to her speak of the status of midwifery and home birth. She likes my birthing center, which she was online, and wants me to come help her open one up here. Hmmm, an open door... We went to the Office of the Amigos del Camino where we bought our credencial and some pins. It was nice chatting with these volunteers, who have a wealth of information of the different Caminos. Ate in the Toro room of the Bar Miami, where we were served a huge plate of different types of meats. We had a friendly folkloric server. Loved her. Yeah, and good protein. The night before we left we went to a tablao, a hole in the wall with not even a name above its door, and saw an incredible show of flamenco. One guitarist, one singer and one dancer. Rows of tables filled with spectators, drinking all kinds of things, and enjoying themselves. A "volunteer" in the audience came up and danced with the woman. It was awesome!! I watch this dancing and feel it deep in my heart. Their faces, either showing pleasure or pain or both..... very sensuous! We just happened to sit across a couple with their baby. She went to school with Layla and Kevin. Leon High School, class of 89. How small the world!