Well here I am again, once again apologizing for not updating in a long while. This time I will blame things on work, which was busy, and that I had to finish up a paper for my Co-op work-term. On a side not I started my third and final work-term with Parks Canada last week. It is an accounting position, but seems like it will be pretty good. I work in Ardgowan, the home of one of the Fathers of Confederation, I actually have a nice stone mantle beside my desk and a set of french doors in front on me. Anyway want to know anymore let me know if not I will move on.
Seville, Spain
Having stepped into Portugal and experienceing Lisbon, its back into Spain. Seville, is an ancient city, dating back to the time when Greeks held the Iberiean peninsula before Rome did, and it actually has a founding myth that deals with Hercules and his visit to the Hespirides.
The older parts of Seville, is a picture of the romantic visions of Spain that are seen in movies and postcards, flowered terraces, narrow roadways, and hidden plazas. From what I have read this sounds like an interesting city, with unique culinary and historic attractions.
Seville has quite a few treats that from the area, that would be intereating to try. There are polvorones and mantecados, a sort of shortcake made with almonds, sugar and lard; Pestiños, a honey-coated sweet fritter; yemas de San Leandro, made by nuns in the city's convents, and Tortas de aceite, a thin sugar-coated cake made with olive oil. The yemas de SanLeandro sound particularly interesting to me for some reason, which is just a egg-yolk pastry, but is kind of neat in that Nun's make it and you can almost picture it having been made and sold for hundeds of years. I don't know just part of me that wants to connect in some way with history. Seville will definitly be a sweet spot to visit (sorry I had to).
As I said earlier, Seville also has alot of history behind it, with a great cathedral, a royal palace, and bull fighting arena. The cathedral dates back to the 12th century , and has some nice gardens and architecture, the roal palace, known as Real Alcazar, is also an architectural landmark with awesome craftmanship and detail. The local bull rig is a famous arena dating back more than two hundred years, though I am unsure if I would want to wach a fight or not. I know Melanie wouldn't want to but, but there is part of me that would like to watch it just to say that I have had the experience. I guess I will make that decision when the time comes, or maybe we will check out some flamenco dancing instead. Check out the pictures below.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
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