I love Christmas – I love the food, the smells, the music, the lights, the whole shebang. I’m a total sucker for it. The multi-coloured lights on Avenida de la Constitucion, the road which goes past the Cathedral, look utterly…
The past recreated: seeing Seville’s history through new eyes
As any of you who either live here in Seville, or have ever visited the city, will know, there’s layer upon layer of history right under your feet: Roman, Arab, medieval, renaissance… But in visual terms, the city’s rich past…
Friday fotos: curves
Friday photos – or #frifotos – is something I look at with great interest, without ever managing to take part in (story of my life). But this week’s theme, Curves, was screaming out to be illustrated with some shots of Metropol…
A colourful romería
Last Sunday was our local romería, which I’ve blogged about before. The Romería de Torrijos takes place in Valencina de la Concepcion, near Seville, on the second Sunday of October. I covered all the historical background in the previous post –…
Flamenco flashmob in Seville (and Rome, London, Shanghai…)
Last weekend I saw my first flashmob*. It wasn’t a political statement, or a piss-take – not that there’s anything wrong with them. It was people dancing because they love it – for the sheer joy of clapping and twirling…