Viva Espana - Part Uno!

just waiting to board the plane in Vancouver

night night (I don't know if Millie will ever travel coach again :)

just hangin in my pod

after a good nights sleep I'm watching cartoons with dada before breakfast

our regal room at the Westin in Sevilla!  They filmed "Lawrence of Arabia" here

tub time

pooped after 18 hours of travel and a walking tour around town

Sevilla

fabulous eats in Sevilla...Millie flirted with all the waiters...Spain LOVES kids!!!!

Its been an amazing 72 hours (not that anyone is keeping track officially what with these time changes and all!) since we left Vancouver on Thursday morning. For starters, Millie proved her given name 'Amelia' an excellent choice once again by flying like a champ all the way to Madrid. She received positive feedback from several individuals, including some stuffy-looking Euro suit wearing guys up in the Business Class pods with us :)

Once in Madrid, we started taking in this beautiful country immediately, heading out to a local placita by our hotel for some tapas. One thing we keep noticing all around us is the presence of so many beagles - easily the most popular canine type here in Spain...finally a country that gets it - haa - but mostly reminding us that we miss Walter.

From Madrid, we once again braved the most incredibly confusing street signs, maps, tiny winding city streets, underground tunnels, etc to escape to Sevilla. I can't say I recommend renting a car and driving oneself around Spain's urban centers - its not easy! And if you do, save on the car upgrade, and elect the GPS no questions asked. Fortunately 1) the people here are incredibly helpful and understanding and 2) thanks to our time in PR, we understand about every 4th word when receiving directions (abajo, atras, arriba, derecha, izquierda y nada mas!), so we are getting by, if only by a thread.

So far we love it here, though. Its all we had hoped for in terms of a beautiful place with an impressive history and lovely people. More updates coming soon though, since we have lots to see here in Sevilla today! 

For those tracking our trip to follow along it looks like this...

June 12/13 - Madrid

13/15 - Seville

15/16 - Valencia

16/18 - Barcelona

18/20 - San Sebestian

21/22 - Madrid

22/26 - Warsaw (Jules and Millie), Austria (Jaimeson)

love to all y viva Espana!

The Good Kids