Then it was a trip to the bank to pay our registration tax. WooHoo - it worked and we now have all of our filled out/stamped paperwork and our photos. Tomorrow, I will try to negotiate getting copies at a copy shop and then we will be ready for our appointment on Thursday.
Next, a trip to the market - which is always busy on Monday after being closed on Sunday, and then home to cook, eat, study some Spanish, and off to class.
There were two new students in my class today - a Russian woman and her daughter who have spent the last two years in Dallas and are now in Sevilla for her husband's work - I don't know what he does. I do, however, know that he has a garlic allergy. It is amazing what you do and don't learn about people who you only see in a class where the entire class takes place in a language that none of you are terribly good at. I must admit that it is nice to have another person in the class who is (although still younger than me) not a 20-something.
After a quick dinner, Albert and I made our way to the Metropol Parasol - a 4 story structure that some say look like mushrooms - but I think look like floating waffles. We decided to take bikes on our way there, but after Albert led us on a trip of rough cobbles and dodging crowds through small alleys - we decided to walk home. I would like to observe that the stage of the Tour de France that we watched this morning had many cobblestone sections - coincidence that Albert chose the path he did - I don't think so either! Neither does this cow on wheels.....
The Metropol Parasol was cool. There are Roman and Al-Andalus era ruins in the basement.
Markets, cafes and meeting spaces as well as some open air space with lots of skaters and break dancers on the middle floors. And, a cafe and walkway that you can only get to by elevator on top. The view of the city is great from there. We were far from alone in using the top floor as a place to catch the last of the sunset.
It was time to head home, and it was a lovely cool walk. There were still many people out and about. It is also nice to see how the city views change after dark.
Goodnight Moon - and Venus?
