First Day in Seville

We're transitioning into our new temporary home in Seville, and already it's quite different than Madrid.  First of all, it's about ten degrees warmer. The last two days have been my first in shorts - yippee!

We're really starting to get into the tapas lifestyle.  Tonight for dinner, we really enjoyed a local spot called Duo. The kids even tried some new things. One example:  Laurel ordered a toast with Micuit. I didn't know what Micuit was, but it was really good (turns out it's fois gras).  Our family has a mantra of "try new things", and when it comes to our ten year olds, getting them to try a new food item can be a challenge.  However, getting several small plates tapas style makes it a lot easier to expand their horizons.

Earlier, we visited a local amusement park called Isla Magica for most of the day. Sue and I could tell the kids needed a more child-oriented day, and Isla Magica was perfect.  We all did a ton of rides, and Bryce even got to race go-karts.  As a bonus, it was a 10 minute walk from our flat. Both kids will write something shortly about their day.

We have another week here in Sevilla, but already it looks like a good spot for us.  We see more kids out and about, and the town looks very bike-friendly.  They even have a bike-share service where you can unlock a bike with a credit card, and pay 0.50 euros per hour to borrow it until you restore it to another rental station.  I hope to try this out tomorrow.

I'm feeling very positive about Sevilla so far, but we have a lot more exploring to do...