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09 Friday Jun 2023

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The first Festival de los Caracoles – CARACOLIA – is taking place June 9 & 10 down by the river and, popping over on opening night, it was actually great fun. Caracoles (small snails) are a true Sevillano traditional tapa and they are also seasonal. Unlike their larger brothers, the Cabrillas, they are cooked in a spicy broth and each tapas bar has its own “secret sauce”. During this event 13 bars from Sevilla province participated. There was live music and the setting couldn’t have been better on a warm breezy summer night…

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corpus 2023

08 Thursday Jun 2023

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Pics of Plaza San Francisco taken yesterday evening. For the first time ever the Corpus Christi procession has been cancelled due to rain. Normally I would have been up and out at the crack of dawn today to walk the route (pre-procession) before the crowds hit and then sleepily look for somewhere to have breakfast.

I’ve always loved doing this. The only times I’ve missed it in thirty years was when I was sick on chemo and twice when I was out of town (and the two years it was cancelled due to Covid). Hasta la próxima… Corpus Christi Sevilla

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maria m!

05 Monday Jun 2023

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Maria M is back in town and yesterday we met up for lunch. Maria lived with me at the original Casa Azahar during the summer of 1999 and is here doing research at the Archivos de Indias (just like back in 1999). Wow, talk about a blast from the past. Anyhow, it was great to catch up but some of her memories of our time living together left me wondering if I was even there! This has happened before when meeting up again with ex-lodgers and I think it’s because for them their time in Sevilla was a distinct “time and place” part of their lives, whereas for me, well, I was just living here, and almost always in survival mode. Also, my memory sucks!

It was a lovely afternoon and fun to reminisce over a fabulous Sunday lunch at La Cayetana. Hopefully we’ll be able to get together again before she goes home.