The Road from Santiago

  What now seems to have been the Stone Age - although I am sure metal working had been developed by then, either way I was youngish and in love and was meeting my best beloved at Euston Station.  Having got to London earlier I choose to go to the Imperial War Museum - which had shrunk since when I had visited as a youth.  I then decided to walk across London to Euston. It surprised me how short the walk was across the heart of the city was. Of course I missed so much and these three days in central Seville feel the same. Through the narrow streets we wander and passed the Discoteca Monasterio Sevilla.  It has 999 reviews.  Go on, be the thousandth.   https://monasteriosevilla.es/   According to the website ‘Monasterio is a landmark of Seville’s nightlife. Located right in the city centre, we combine great music, a friendly atmosphere and professional service. Our goal is to offer unique experiences, where every visit becomes a special memory for thos...

  It is another day of pottering in fine parks and narrow streets.  Across the Jardines del Prado de San Sebastian [4.5 stars, 6,343 reviews] and across the Jardines de Murillo. Murillo gardens are a whole 1/10th of a star better than the ones across the road.  Three hours ago Leo noted ‘A very nice garden. Colorful, peaceful and you can even see free live flamenco dancing(optional tipping). I liked that it had a lot of benches along the garden. ‘ We are nearby the Real Fabrica de Tabacos de Sevilla.  It is a shame that tobacco smoke stinks and kills as it looks really cool in noir black and white films.  The Royal Fag Factory was built in the 18th century and is second in size only to El Escorial for its type.  Construction started outside the city walls and took 30 years to complete - you can’t hurry a good pipe. Production began in 1758 and by 1800 700 men were making cigars and a 1000 worked on snuff. By 1829 the cigar making crew were entirely female a...

  We, dear fellow pilgrim, are fine discriminators of beauty.  Not for us the mere mathematics of the stars, falling from review. We regard the one and five stars as things that smatter the pages of the digital world as opinions cast, often, without care or regard.  However. The numbers don’t lie.  The Parque de Maria Luisa gets from 4.8 stars from 41,587 reviews. That is a lot potential reviews that could drag it down which don’t exist.  We are going to spend the day here. The Parque began to become a thing when the Infanta Luisa Fernanda donated the land to the city of Seville.  In 1911 Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier redesigned the gardens into their present pleasant shape and the work of Anibal Gonzalez for the Ibero-American Exposition nailed it.  Forty-eight minutes ago Lissoeth wrote ‘ Very nice for walking and relaxing’ . As a contrarian I, of course, looked at the one star reviews.   E.S. objected to horses pulling carriages. Nina obje...