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christmas oranges

28 Saturday Dec 2013

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christmas oranges
Everybody I’ve met this past week on my tapas tours has mentioned The Oranges. They are just so plentiful and, well, orange! I remember my first Christmas here in Sevilla and being struck at how wonderful it was that all the oranges were like natural festive ornaments on the trees that were enhanced with pretty white fairy lights (those were the days – these days they use blue lights that aren’t nearly as lovely). Anyhow, loved this moment coming home after my lunchtime tapas tour on Christmas day, after the rain had stopped.

peacocks

26 Thursday Dec 2013

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peacock

My Sevilla Tapas Tours are never the same. People are always different and bring their own unique qualities to the group dynamic, food preferences vary, travel and life experiences are shared… and every now and then there are peacocks. These guys were spotted between tapas bars along the outer walls of the Alcázar palace gardens.

During the night my annual Christmas Cold arrived and I have spent the day inside shivering and sniffling. But now duty calls and I’m heading out to meet five friends to take them on a nice tapeo. Tomorrow is a day off!

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sarah & matthew

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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sarah matthew
The POWER OF TWITTER strikes again! A couple of months ago my friend José Pizarro sent me a Twitter message asking if I could give his friend Sarah some help on her trip here, saying he knew I’d look after her well. And so I got in touch with Sarah by email and we made some plans, including meeting up on the evening she and her husband Matthew arrived (Friday) to take them on a tapas tour. And what a great time it was. We went to three bars and, as Sarah is doing research for a book on marmalage, I think it was especially fun for her to get a recipe from chef José María at our last stop La Azotea. So once again my life has been enriched by simply hanging out on Twitter and continuing to connect with people. Love it.