16 Days in Spain: Day 3-relaxing before the Summit (and some photos, finally)

It was a nice Sunday yesterday. The weather was good and we decided to take it easy, walking around Seville (Sevilla) and having a leisurely day. After breakfast at the hotel, we walked over to Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla. In front of the Museum, there are many local artists displaying their wares. The exhibitions were largely Goya and other traditional Spanish painters of note. And also a more "modern" cubist exhibition. But the building is as much or more of an attraction than the art itself. t

From there we went in search of lunch. There are so many good Tapas bars. In fact, sometimes it seems like that's all there is to eat here. But the definitions change from place to place so a look at the menus is important.

We settled on a place that looked like it had a lot of locals, El Atun. And had a decent meal, highlighted by Langostinas (prawns) in the shell cooked with salt. This is very similar to the Hakka dish called salt baked prawns and the dish we had in Borneo called garlic prawns. Very interesting that different cuisines have almost exactly the same dish. With all of them, I prefer to eat them shell and all. Karen likes to take the shell off. No, I don't eat the heads.

After walking some more, we returned to the hotel. Prior to dinner, we went to a local bar for a drink, then to El Burladero, located in our hotel, the Gran Melia. Burladero is a Michelin star restaurant where you have a choice of Tapas or the full menu. We wanted a sit down full on meal and were not disappointed. We had a nice bottle of Duero (we have found the Dueros heartier than the Riojas and prefer them), accompanying another prawn/shrimp appetizer (this one even fresher and better) and main courses. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Below are some additional pictures from our trip.

Old Sevilla