After all all my weeks of Sevillanas flamenco dance classes and purchasing my dress, the time had finally arrived for the fair in Sevilla. My roommate had moved to Sevilla for a teaching position and so this was a wonderful opportunity to meet up with her as well.
I could not believe it but when I arrived the temperature was in the high eighties!! The traffic was horrible due to the fair but my friends were kind enough to pick me up. We headed to a bar for lunch before they showed me around there new place out in the countryside.
Although this week is a holiday for the city of Sevilla many people still have to work in the morning Monday and Tuesday. I arrived on a Sunday, so that following Monday I used the morning to explore before meeting up and adventuring the neighborhood of Triana. This is my favorite neighborhood and is where I spent my first month in Spain back in 2011. I cannot believe it has already been two years!
Plaza de España is absolutely gorgeous!
Every province is represented in the plaza and here I am with my province Jaén.
It was eight in the morning and I didn't even need a jacket. It was splendid!
After the plaza de España, we continued through María Luisa park and stopped for a café as well.
On the drive back to their house I caught a glimpse of this lovely castle.
Their house was so cute. They have a ton of orange trees and we did plenty of picking for some fresh juice.
Normally the orange trees that line the streets are bitter orange which is used to make marmalade but these ones are wonderfully sweet.
My favorite scent in all the world is azahar which is the flower of the orange trees. It is like stepping into heaven.
After staying two nights with my friends, I headed into the city for one night and to celebrate feria. I sadly did not get to see the inauguration lighting of the portada which is the picture above but I have seen it lit at night and that is more than sufficient. Look at all those people!!
After meeting my friend at the bus station we headed to the hostal to get ready.
Then at about two thirty we started walking our fifteen minutes to a bus to take us to the fair grounds.
Finally we arrived. The weather could not have been any better. We drank plenty of rebujitos which is a local fine sherry wine with Sprite. This is the typical drink. And of course I danced my little heart out.
This is the doorway which is the same one from the night shot picture above.
One of the best parts was seeing so many friends that I have not seen in so long. I was able to visit many different of the private tents with friends and their family. This week was just about as perfect as they get!