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The art of travel planning aka How I choose Sevilla

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La Giralda at dusk Sevilla's City Hall: the unique facade is due to the fact that they ran out of money before the entire thing could be ornamented Reflections of Sevilla The Cathedral's Door of Pardon Inside the Real Alcazar We couldn't go to Sevilla and not see a flamenco show.. Or visit a bar where the owner entertains the crowd with song and drink. Following our whirlwind tour of Granada, we hopped on a bus headed west to Sevilla. How did we choose Sevilla as our next stop? Well, at the risk of exposing myself for the flake that I truly am, I will explain. We had limited time to work with, so I knew we could only go to two cities in Southern Spain. Granada has the Alhambra, so that one was a no-brainer. But, what about the second stop? I kept going back and forth between Sevilla and Cordoba (not to mention Ronda, Marbella, the Rock of Gibraltar and countless others). I researched online to see what each place had to offer, I questioned friends, colle