Today we were tired of walking and we had only half a day - so we picked the hop on hop off bus (though never hopped off). It was a nice drive through all the parts of Sevilla. We say Triana, the Calatrava bridge (and Calatrava Street), the Macarena, the Seville Plaza Gardens among other places. It was a nice drive (though very hot). We got off where we got on and walked to tour the bullring. Impressive place. We learned that bullfighters get paid a lot - the best bullfighter currently gets paid 500,000 euros per fight and gets paid prior to the fight. I suspect he has to pay his assistants (and there are 9 of them) - but still - if he fights several times a year - that's pretty good pay. Not enough to make me want to be a bullfighter. We strolled through the shopping area and Andy bought some shoes (made in Spain) which he is enjoying. We went back to the hotel to pack (late check out is another perks the starwood membership gets us). After checking out at 4 - we had about an hour to kill prior to leaving for the airport - and we had some tapas in the bar (my new favorite cheese is Payoyo - a spanish goat cheese that is beyond amazing - apparently you can buy at the Cheese Board in Berkeley). We took a taxi to the airport where we caught our propeller plane to Lisbon. Lisbon appears to be a beautiful city - and is enormous. We went downtown to a restaurant named "Sacramento" - and it was fantastic - Andy had grilled octopus and I had breaded cod - and we shared a caprese salad (which had the best dressing ever). Overall a great introduction to the city. Oh - and did I mention that we were upgraded again to a suite (love those Starwood perks) - we are on the 24th floor with a living room and bedroom and 2 bathrooms overlooking the city. Breakfast is included as is entry to the club room at any time with snacks and free wine/drinks. So far - this is an unbelievable vacation.
Plaza
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