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We made reservations at Mesón del Moro, one of the Italian restaurants of a chain called San Marco situated in al old Moorish bathhouse were we were going to celebrate Patricia's an my birthday.  When we got to the restaurant  they placed us in the new part upstairs which was dissapointing but  after negotiating a bit with the waiter they got us a nice table for 6 people downstairs (see picture all the way in the back but it looks a lot nicer in real life) where the actual baths used to be. They have pizza's and pasta's as well as nice starters, fish and meat dishes. The salmon carpaccio and the solomillo (sirloin) were fantastic as well as all the deserts.

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There is a 20 minute tour (4 Euro pp) through the bullring with a guide that speaks Spanish and English. Even if you don't approve of bull fighting you should know something about this tradition that lives in the heart of the majority of the Spanish people. The bull fight stadium of Sevilla is one of the biggest and probably the oldest in Spain. Bullfighting takes place from half April until half October.

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Thank god we found "Entre Carceles" just in time because we had some of the best tapas ever, and believe me, we've had some. Especially the courgette stuffed with cod and topped with melted cheese and forrest fruit salsa still makes my mouth water writing it down.

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On Sunday the cathedral opens at 14.30 but please check this because the entry system and timetable change frequently. Sunday is the only day when entrance to the cathedral is free. The entrance fee on other days is 7 Euro pp. The cathedral of Sevilla is after the Vatican in Rome and St. Pauls in London the largest in Europe. The amount of gold that is splattered around is unbelievable (see picture of the altar which is supposed to be covered in two tons of gold) and you wonder how many lives have been sacrificed to carve and decorate the huge vaulting.The tower is accesible for those who want to climb the somewhat 35 stairs or ramps really, since the knights used to climb these with their horses (so the story goes).  All the way in the top you get rewarded with an amazing view over the whole city

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Arriving in Sevilla we went straight to the "Triana Backpackers " hostal " that was booked by another Belgian couple that would join us on Saturday. As it turned out we got an incredible small room (2,5 x2,75)with two bunkbed with reception view right next to the shared bathroom. We realized immediately that we were way to old for this but since it was after seven allready we stayed anyway. The hostal did have good reviews on the bookingsite but I think 88 ? for one night for two bunkbeds is pretty steep even in Sevilla.

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Sevilla is another of Spain's very good cities. It seems that Spain has a patent on nice cities.