Travels With Sally Ann: Monday, April 14, 2025

Wow, sleeping is easy on board! John finally woke up at 8:30 am and we headed up to Windows Restaurant for breakfast. They really do a good job with their buffets and choices.

By 9:45 or so we got off the boat. It’s all so easy since our ship is docked right in the heart of the city. We set Google maps with directions to Las Setas (aka The Mushrooms) and started walking. We first passed through the big park that was developed for the 1929 World Exposition, and admired all of the lovely buildings built for the expo at the same time.

We then passed through Barrio Santa Cruz, a stunning warren of narrow streets with all kinds of shops, cafes and homes. Seville has got to be one of the prettiest cities I’ve been to, and so fun to get lost in its streets.

We eventually reached Las Setas, and ogled the wood structure above us. Quite an engineering feat for sure.

We then walked to Triana Quarter and went into Mercado Triana. We wandered around looking for something to eat and settled on a ham and cheese baguette to share with a beer for John. Because of Holy Week, there are so many people out and about everywhere.

We then wandered some more, stopping for ice cream along the way. Eventually we found a replica ship on the river, and learned that it was the Victoria, a ship in the Magellan expedition of 1518. There was an Explorer’s Museum across from the ship, so we toured that and learned about the expedition.

After all our wandering it was after 4 by the time we got back to our ship. We first headed to Mosaic Cafe for coffee, tea and a snack, then up to the Living Room for a drink. At 6:15 we went to the Flamenco Show, which was excellent, then dinner after at Windows Restaurant.