It was time to move to Spain and the next city should be Sevilla. We wanted to make it until there. But yeah, things happen and change randomly like the follows..
We left the flat from our host and walked to the east side of the city. Near a petrol station we were picked up by a guy, who was originally from Canada. He brought us until Olhão. Not that far but ok. Unfortunately it started to rain and we decided to take the train until the border of Portugal.
From there at least we caught a car to the other side (Spain) because the border is a big river and you have to cross the highway. On the other side we arrived at a petrol station next to the highway. The problem right now was that we lost one hour (time shift) and it was getting late and dark. We sat for around 2h at the petrol station until somebody took us to Huelva at least. There we arrived around 11 PM and we had no idea where to stay. So we decided to try another strategy inspired by a guy from Poland we met in Lisbon. We prepared a nice looking sign with the words „BUSCAMOS CAMA“ (We are looking for a bed).
Like this…
We walked through the city to find streets with people. After 20 minutes we stopped at a door to give people the chance to come back to us after they thought about the situation. No idea if this is going to work and how people will react. The reaction was different and interesting to see. If you look at the people you often know how they will react to our sign. At the end, two girls offered us some space. We joined their plans for the night and met more and more people. Finally we sat together with a big group of erasmus students. The most friendliest and helpful people we met in this trip (:
We arrived in the late afternoon without any plan but in mind to try „the sign“ again. The first spot was too touristic that we moved to the area of Macarena. More students and the alternative district with many bars.
We had luck again, two german girls picked us up and took us to their house and we could stay there for longer.
In the evening we joined a couchsurfing hangout and had some fun with cheap beer 😀
Here are some impressions from Sevilla.
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| Plaza de Espana, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Plaza de Espana with one of 50 banks, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| A place I can not remember so far, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Las setas or the mushroom that is a viewpoint, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Interesting idea of how to power the tram, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Torre del Oro, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Archaeological Museum, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Plaza de Espana, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Nice tapas bar, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Relict of roman columns, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Feeding pidgeons, Sevilla, Spain, 11/2017 |
It was already evening but we tried to find a place with „our sign“. Beside we checked out the hostels in the city so that we decided to flip a coin to make a decision. Number stood for staying at a hostel. The coin decided for number. Probably the better idea 😀
At least in the hostel we found nice people to hang around with. The idea of „the sign“ is also great because it is out of your comfort zone and you can meet great people so far (:
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| Not the only Shawarma King around, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Big Moroccan influence, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Church Santo Domingo, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Sierra Nevada with Alhambra in front, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Sunset from viewpoint San Nicolás, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Fuente de las Granadas, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Amazing sunset from viewpoint San Nicolás, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
We walked around the Alhambra to the different viewpoints and it was often a breath taking view. You can see it by the following.
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| Viewpoint 1, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Viewpoint 2, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Viewpoint 2, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Viewpoint 3, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
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| Viewpoint 3, Granada, Spain, 11/2017 |
Later, a generous girl, she was originally from England, offered us a place to stay. Again an erasmus student girl. Like I mentioned before, they are great (;
As we arrived at her place we were at a cave that she rents. The free caves in which you can live for free are higher located. It was a cool experience. I did not take any pictures in reason of her privacy.
We could not conjecture what the night will turn into. Probably the food from the chinese restaurant was so bad that my body turned over completely and I became very sick. It was the most terrible night so far in this trip. First I could feel better after vomiting.
It was a crazy experience that is impossible to bring near people. If you are NOT in your well known home and become sick you start seeing things different and appreciate everything at the highest level.