October 29, 2022

Dinner in the Spanish Rain


My second day in Seville was an unforgettable one. Like I've said before I really do feel at home in Seville, I know most of the streets and have my favourite spots!  On this day I wore my vintage brown floral dress, perfect for transitioning into fall fashion. I added a vintage lace collar under the dress collar because I find it get lost in the pattern and you don't really notice it's there. I also wore these pearl barrettes that I bought the day before. 


I started the morning with some shopping. The weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold AND it wasn't raining. I started out at this "accessories" store. They have a bunch of hats, jewellery and also tons of artificial flowers to decorate or create things with. I picked up a bunch of  flowers to make brooches with matching hair clips. These were very popular in the 1940s but I haven't been able to find any that are already made so I figured I would make my own. Then as I was walking around I found a VINTAGE STORE!! Like I said I've been coming to seville at least once a year for the past 10 years and I've never seen it before? not sure if its because I didn't wear as much vintage before? or if its new? but I RAN inside. And what do you know... I found a vintage pleated grey skirt that fit me perfectly!  and only 20 Euros.  It was meant to be! 


After a morning of shopping I went to lunch, I forgot to take a photo but I had mini sandwiches. One was Chicken with caramelized onions and the other chicken with lettuce tomato and mayo. For dessert I went to La Campana to get a sweet treat. I got a piece of birthday cake and a Tocino De Cielo. Then I continued to walk around the city, did some light shopping and I came across another pastry shop that had the most beautiful tins on display in the window. I went inside because I wanted to buy one but they were sold out.  


Then the evening rolled around, I started walking to dinner at around 8:30 ish and It had just started raining. I knew I wanted to have some Paella while in Spain, but the problem is that I don't eat any seafood. My dad makes a delicious chicken paella with no fish stalk (He uses chicken broth) and thats the kind of thing I was looking for. I ended up going to La Casa De Maria right across the bridge. There were no tables available inside but they have massive umbrellas on the patio and the rain was pretty light so we sat outside. I started the meal with a glass of white wine and a Tortilla de Papa (One of my faves!) For the main meal we had the Vegetable Paella (They didn't have chicken) it wasn't exactly what I was looking for but it was delicious either way!  For dessert I had some Sherry wine (A treat from the waiter, thank you!!) and some rice pudding. The rain started to get heavier as time went by and I had to run across the bridge all the way to my hotel in the pouring rain. We weren't the only ones, a group of guys were running from umbrella to umbrella trying to take cover haha, it was pretty funny!  It was a memorable night and I honestly found sitting under the umbrella with the fire heaters rather cozy, especially with the sound of the rain hitting the umbrella.  

1 comment on "Dinner in the Spanish Rain"
  1. Wow, that skirt is so perfect, what a wonderful find .... Your hair is amazing as always, you have really learned how to create perfectly those 1940s classic hairstyles .. Pink Pearls xo

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