Italica was a town built around 200 BC, and because no modern city was built over it, it is very well preserved. It was only a 30 minute bus ride from Sevilla’s Plaza de Armas station (short walk from our apartment). Cost of the bus was €8 each way and admission to the ruins was […]
Some minor explorations after Las Setas included a visit to Alameda de Hércules, considered the the oldest public garden in Europe.
Being sleep deprived on our first full day at Spain meant that we were going to take it easy …. a 5 minute walk to Las Setas (Metropol Parasol – literally “The Mushrooms”). Of course, given this was our first day in Spain, it took us a significantly longer time to meander to our destination. […]
Our journey from Toronto to Seville started on foot, around 1:45pm Thursday June 27 2019 in Toronto, with a 15 minute walk to the GO bus stop and Yonge and Sheppard. After a 30 minute GO bus ride, we took the Terminal Link train from Pearson Terminal 1 to Terminal 3. Our first flight (Toronto […]
LL was able to volunteer for the first time for a school trip! The girls took turns navigating with the zoo map and leading the group – amazing group of kids that self-managed and watched out for each other. The highlights were all the art made from garbage collected from the oceans and in the […]
This was our 8th year as VIPs (Very Important Philanthropists, raising over $1000 per adult), 8th ride with the kids, and 3rd time doing the 50km route. Each kid started with the 25km route when they were 5yrs old. As with previous years, it was cool and wet when we started in the morning. By […]