I arrived extremely late due to occurrences beyond my control in Lisbon but Isabel was waiting on the street for me as my cab pulled up to her lovely street. Exhausted, I immediately climbed into bed and was transported back to childhood by the lovely fresh smell of the sheets. As I floated off to sleep on the comfortable bed I thought, surely these were line dried in the sun.

Isabel's beautiful daughter was quietly coloring in the living room when I woke up and took a nice hot shower. The apartment was spotlessly clean, simple but attractive in it's decor. Isabel helped me locate an establishment to unblock my phone and computer and secure a sim card for the Spain portion of my travels.

The apartment is in the center of the city, walking distance to many of the important sites. In spite of it's central location it was extremely quiet.

Seville is one of the cleanest and most beautiful cities I have traveled to and one I definitely want to return to. I strongly recommend taking the green tour bus that does a loop around the city allowing you to hop on and off at sites you wish to explore. At 18 Euros it may seem expensive, but it's an hour and a half loop during daytime hours and also does an evening tour. The ticket is good for 2 days. I rode the loop twice to get my bearings in town (which I found confusing) and then used the bus both days to visit tourist sites. It was perfect.