Yesterday we were locked INTO our apartment building. I went to leave for class (luckily I was leaving extremely early so I could stroll through the park before class) and the door wouldn’t bug. So of course I trudge back upstairs to tell Ana that the door is broken. She assumes I just don’t know how to open the door (how did she think I exited the building the last 2 months?) and when she can’t open it either I was off to get our neighbor. Our neighbor is a woman of action. She came striding down the stairs screw driver and hammer in hand. This entire time I am just giggling away in the background as 2 elderly women are banging at the door with a hammer, making the loudest sound I have ever heard. They wouldn’t let me take a crack at it. Finally they let me try and I popped the screwdriver in between the doors, 2 whacks with the hammer, and presto! Open Sesame. I was off to the park to enjoy the park because Spring has SPRUNG!!!!
El Parque Maria Luisa is a giant park that was donated to the city of Sevilla by the Queen before the 1929 world exposition. The park borders Sevilla’s Plaza de Espana. I am not sure which is more impressive. Yesterday I went, camera in hand, to explore the park and take some pictures. I had tried to run in the park earlier yesterday morning but found it too distracting. I want to stop and smell the flowers, climb the hidden path up to a lookout point, and wander aimlessly down the paths that disappear into a deep green background. I’ve put up a few of my favorite pictures from my stroll through El Parque Maria Luisa. I have a feeling I will be spending a lot more of my time here. With such beauty only a 10 minute walk from my house I have to ask myself how anyone would want to stay inside. It’s sunny out, the flowers are blooming, and my own personal paradise lies just across the river.
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| Locked IN :) |
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| This picture cost me a nasty scratch from the thorns on this bush. Worth it. |
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| I love the climbing vines that snake up the pillars on this path. They form an overhead canopy. Beautiful! |
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| The hidden lookout point. So cute! |
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| One of many walkways that wind through the park Maria Luisa. |
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| It looks like it's straight out of a fairy tale! |
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| What a nice place to sit and chat with friends. I will have to do that soon! |
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| Happy St Patty's day. I enjoyed it last night by grabbing a green cider after dinner with my friend Brittany and then headed to bed nice and early so I could get up and enjoy my day today! |
Today is another gorgeous day in Sevilla and I am officially breaking out the bikini top and getting some sun today! I bought the sunscreen yesterday so I'm all set! Tanning in winter = my kind of place! I love and miss you all and wish you could be here with me to enjoy the beauty, the laid-back culture, and the sun! <3 At
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