My bad...

It rained today, nay it poured. There was even an appearance of some thunder an lightening which I got to see with my very own eyes. Shame I just happened to be out and about without an umbrella to witness this all. 

I guess it's my fault - I jinxed it yesterday with my 'hot hot hot' post boasting about what lovely weather we'd been having. Also, I may have mentioned on the phone to my mum that I missed lightning and thunder. Well I didn't mean that I missed being outside in it! Oops. 

Well I'm off to change now as I look like a drowned rat and I certainly can't see through my sunglasses anymore!! 

Hopefully the next time we talk it'll all be a tad drier at my end, 

Until then, 

Isobel x

HOT HOT HOT

Why hello there, long time eh? Apologies once again, I can't say that I haven't had much excitement to post about - because I've had visitors our of my ears - but those plus exams have made for a busy Isobel! My family came to visit me for my 21st birthday at the end of May, and a week later lots of my friends came to visit so I have plenty of photos to post. I promise that once my last exam is over and done with next week, I get on with posting those! 

The weather has been beautiful - we had one week of cold and rain just before my family came, but since then it's been nothing but blue skies. The temperature it generally hitting 30 degrees everyday, making for a rather jolly time to be had by all. I am a bit scared though - it's predicted to get up to the late 30's by the end of the week. I know, I know, you're all sitting there questioning why on earth I would be scared of 35+ degree temperatures, but I can assure you that 35 degrees in the middle of a city is quite a bit different from the 35 degree beach holiday that most of you are probably imagining. You know it's about to get hot when even the Madrileños are leaving town - the streets are emptying at a rapid rate, and I don't blame them, I'm sure it's much nicer by the seaside down south. Luckily I'm on exam leave, so I can hibernate in my room with my fan at full blast if all gets too hot, but I can assure you that if it got this hot in London, people would be dropping dead on the tube! Anyway, I'm off to top up my ever-developing tan - I swear I've never been so bronzed in my life! 

Until next time,

Isobel x

Sevilla: Día 3 - The finale

Breakfast and the Metropol Parasol:

On the third day of our trip, we had fairly limited time (our bus to Madrid left at 2pm), so we made sure to tick as many things off of our 'to-do' list as possible. Personally, I was dying to visit the top of the 'Metropol Parasol' - that funny wooden structure I posted a picture of on day 1 - where you are supposed to get great, 360 views of the city. So, after a lovely breakfast opposite la Catedral de Sevilla, we went on our merry way to what the locals call 'Las Cetas', or the mushrooms to you and me. If I'm not mistaken, the ticket to get to the top of the Metropol Parasol was 3€, but that also provided you with a free drink voucher, which we wasted no time redeeming! The views were absolutely stunning, and the blue skies over Sevilla made the experience just that bit more amazing. The Metropol Parasol is a bit of a controversial topic in Sevilla (as you can see, it sticks out a bit like a sore thumb) but I personally think it's a lovely contrast to the gorgeous architecture to the city. Plus, it attracts tourists and provides on of the best views in Sevilla (Grace says she prefers the view from La Giralda, but then you can't see La Giralda so it's a bit of a toss up!) Like I said, the 360 views are spectacular, you can see La Giralda, El Alcázar, and many of the wondrous winding streets down below. Well worth a visit in my opinion. 

Some sort of procession that we bumped into on the way to breakfast.

The trip home:

Before long, 2pm had rolled around and it was time for Catherine and I to jump on the bus that would take us back to Madrid. I was a bit uncertain to say the least, as the journey was going to take just over 6 hours, but to be honest, it went by pretty quickly. The bus was really comfy - a fair amount of legroom, free (if not slightly rubbish) wifi, and decent toilets on board made the journey much more pleasant than I was expecting. After 2 hours we stopped in the middle of nowhere where we had 15 minutes to stretch our legs, take in a bit of sun and grab a bite to eat from the cafe/canteen whilst they swapped drivers. Unfortunately, once we were moving again, I discovered that I had managed to buy perhaps the soggiest sandwich known to man (seriously, I couldn't even pick it up without it breaking), but luckily we had thought ahead and packed some extra snacks. After a few hours of napping, gazing at some incredible scenery out of the window, and watching the entire Top Gear Burma Special, the end was in sight, and just after 8pm, we we off the bus and headed home on the metro. 

All in all, our trip down to the incredible city of Sevilla was one of the best experiences of my life - the city was amazing, the weather gorgeous, and I got to spend a few days catching up with my favourite girls over countless glasses of Tinto de Verano. If you plan on visiting Spain anytime soon, I simply can't recommend Seville enough. Hopefully you have seen from my photos what an incredible place it is, and if I have the chance to go back one day, I'll be jumping on that opportunity!

Thanks to the lovely Grace for being a great tour guide - if not a bit shaky at first ;) and if you want to see more about life in Sevilla, you can check out her YA blog to see what she's been getting up to! 

I'm a bit bogged down with uni work at the moment, so nothing really exciting has happened since that trip, but if anything does, I'll be sure to update you all!

Until next time,

Isobel x