Madrid to Sevilla (oh, and the best night of my life)
August 2, 2011The best night being in Chicago, not Madrid or Sevilla. It involved being packed like sardines with 41,000 hot, sweaty fans on a hot and humid night to see the man that I have loved for over 17 years of my life.
I’m not eloquent enough to put into words what a breathtaking experience it was to see him in person – just a few hundred feet away, no less!! – so let’s just say it was everything I hoped it would be and more. Abby, if you want to quit our jobs and become Paul McCartney groupies following him around the world just say the word (no pun intended)…
Hard to tell who that tiny dot in red is.. it’s this guy!
On a much less exciting note, let’s get back to those Spain recaps, shall we?
The Tuesday morning of my trip I woke up early to hit up the hotel gym at the Westin Palace Madrid. I tried to discretely take a couple pictures of the gym because I know I have a few readers who are heading to Madrid soon.
I was very pleased with the gym, which also had a very nice adjacent locker room and sauna.
Soon after my workout we got a rental car (no easy feat in Europe! ) and headed for Sevilla. Along the way I was thrilled to find a chocolate soymilk at a gas station so of course I had to buy it, being the chocolate-milk obsessed person that I am.
Once in Sevilla, we stayed at the Silken Al Andalus Palace. It had a great pool (complete with poolside bar, a vacation necessity in my opinion) and free wi-fi in the lobby which I was all over.
Oh, and a poolside hammock. The only thing better than a drink in the pool is a drink by the pool which reading your Nook in a hammock! 
Cena y cervezas:
After getting the usual (bread, olives, etc) at the first tapas bar we went to, we walked down the beautiful, winding streets of Sevilla until we found this place.
The owner was ridiculously charming and brought out an endless amount of sangria and various tapas. When he heard that my mom is a vegetarian and I’m vegan, he immediately brought me out a plate of curried chickpeas with spinach.
Not sure how authentic this is to Spain (although it must be because his sister made it) but it was delicious!
My mom and I turned in early but Mike and my dad took these amazing pictures of the cathedral at night.
Next up: more from Sevilla!
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6 Responses to Madrid to Sevilla (oh, and the best night of my life)
i’m so glad the concert was so amazing!
and, as always, your vaca pics are beautiful! you’re giving me the travel itch!
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I’m IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow. Looks so amazing! And I’m surprised (and thrilled) that they had vegan / veggie options so close at hand! I studied abroad in Barcelona, and veggie options often involved some form of ham…
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Great photos !!
Thank you for sharing
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hahaha…i was in that EXACT gym a few months before you.
isnt the westin palace great! (aside from the ridic price for internet access)
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