Runnin' by the Rio Guadalquivir

In Sevilla they take the meaning of a lazy Sunday to a whole new level, everything shuts down. There is not a lot going on, the only things you can really do are go to church or walk around the city. As I am not Catholic and really think you need to have a membership card or something to go to church here, I swear I saw a sign on one of the churches that said it was open to members only. Ok, never mind, I just translated it, it meant only for worshipers, but point is I didn't go to church. Instead I decided to go for a run. I took a right out of my house ran a few blocks and ended up in front of the beautiful Guadalquivir. 

Rio with a view of Triana, another major neighborhood. 

Running by the river was really nice, there were a lot of people to watch and many people were rowing in the river. I even saw one group tip over, I'm not sure if I would want to fall into that water but it is probably cleaner than Lake Mendota... It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, it was probably 60 degrees with a nice breeze from the river to keep it from getting too hot. All in all perfect running weather. I really enjoyed my run and my Señora runs as well and she told me about another good route to take, so I think I will try that soon! I ended my run at Plaza Nueva, where I got  a bottle of water and cooled down.

Cute kids at Plaza Nueva. 

So that's what a Plaza looks like for anyone who was wondering. On Sundays especially people gather in the Plazas, let their kids play and there are often street performers all around. Also, the kids here are cuter than any that I have ever seen before. They all have gigantic brown eyes and the spanish baby talk and kiddie peacoats make them adorable, so I had to take a picture. 

Tomorrow is my first day of classes, kind of. I am starting my two week course, which is Intensive Spanish Grammar, and although it's only for two weeks and three hours a day, I still get three credits for it, cool huh? So that starts tomorrow and I'm excited to have some semblance of structure back in my life again, I'll let you know how it goes!