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Mary*Lou the motorhome was named in memory of Nick's Mum, whose birthday was 12th January, so we have a few thoughts for her this morning before we set off in bright sunshine for Seville centre.
Notwithstanding the discrepancies in this site's information regarding washing machines and number of hook up points, they must have got Mo Farrah to measure the '15 minute' walk to town. 35 minutes from the site we are nearing the historic area, passing the red and yellow university and turning into the pedestrianised area, although pedestrianised in this case includes bicycles, trams, horse drawn carriages and Segways. Walkers beware!
Our Seville day starts with lunch in the same tapas bar Ali and Grete ate at last year. We choose one hot and one cold selection platters between us and it's all good. The cake stall looks inviting too but we are all full so that will have to wait
Across the road is the cathedral, another of Spain's 'must visit' ones. Inside this one is at first much more traditional; thick, tall columns with pointed arches and much less of the gold and riches on every surface like Burgos, Salamanca and Cordoba. One special monument is the tomb of Christopher Columbus, a bronze coffin held aloft by four statues. There is a separate Treasure section displaying precious relics dating back to the 10th century. Jewelled crowns, huge alter pieces and in one cabinet a vast display of silverware gifted by Cardinal Rodriguez. Where he got his money isn't stated, but even these gifts weren't enough to make him Pope.
A ramp leads to the tower, then another ramp, then a aeries of ramps all turning left, climbing higher and higher, passing windows looking over the city. The ramps get narrower and shorter until level 34 when we discover the last bit to the top is a dozen or so steps. Ali pops outside for a few minutes then we make the long descent to ground level.
We go outside and around to the more modern part of the city then another visit to the Tourist Office where we learn there is only one tram route all around and trams are accessible.
The Golden Tower is our furthest point before we return alongside the river. On the way we are given a pamphlet about boat rides and we see one of the LED thermometers reading 21C
After a long walk back to the site we use the wifi room for a while then return to the van.
Grete cooks shepherds pie and later in the evening they present us with a rechargeable lamp. The lamp is like one we found for them somewhere last year and when we went back to get one for ourselves they were sold out, so eventually we have our own and Mary*Lou has a present for her birthday.
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