Evening Stroll in Sevilla

Touring the neighborhood
A couple of evenings ago we decided to take a stroll around the neighborhood to get some fresh air. We started out about five minutes before 10. The sun had just set but the sky was still light and some of the street lights were starting to come on. After only a couple minutes we walked past La Giralda, the tower on the Cathedral of Sevilla, stopping to take a photo of the fountain that is in the plaza. We are amazed every evening at how late it stays light here. Notice the bright sky behind the fountain at 10 PM.

Just around the corner from the fountain is a typical narrow street, crowded during the day with a stream of cars, trucks, motorcycles and scooters, it is quiet now since most of the locals are in restaurants eating dinner. I am pointing to the lobby of a four star hotel tucked into this narrow space.









Karen poses on the "sidewalk" of this narrow nearby street. Notice the chunk out of the wall on the right, probably from a truck. Further up the street past Karen where the street gets even narrower, there is a steel plate bolted to the wall to protect it from traffic. Many of the tight corners have multiple scrape marks since the locals insist on driving vehicles of all sizes on any street. Pedestrians often must turn sideways and back against the wall with vehicle mirrors brushing their clothing as they squeeze by. We have not seen a single traffic accident...yet.

This is Calle Alamanes and there are four restaurants with tables crowding the sidewalks during the afternoon and evening. We live just around the corner from the restaurants to the right. on our little street, Calle Conteros It is only one block long stretching between Alemanes and Francos.

This photo is looking away from our apartment up Francos. There is also a restaurant there and one behind the photographer. We are never without a choice of where to eat.



















Here is our little street. It is for foot and two-wheeled traffic only. Motorcycles and scooters park along the side every morning and come and go during the day and evening as the restaurant workers come and go. Our balcony is the one above with the sign "Alquilo Apartmento" or Apartment for Rent.