daily life

Phil has a cold (likely from airport land) it came on three days ago and he arrived seven days ago. He wanted comforting warm food. So we picked rice dishes.  We had been to Mayo once before and liked it. The service is exemplary and the food excellent. I chose the arroz seco of the day (iberico) and he chose an arroz meloso with seafood. (It was almost the "soup" he was looking for) We started with mussels (tiny and tender) and an outstanding tuna tartare of red tuna (blue fin) - around here that comes from Cádiz. We had two unusual desserts. His was called textures of chocolate and mine was called fried milk.  Both were very good. I had left my phone at home so no new "walk home" photos but Phil let me borrow his for the meal photos.

Then we got a notice from our lawyer that our empadronamiento was still showing as incomplete with the digital certificate. So we had to go to the city offices in Triana to find out what the delay was. Apparently they did not like the insurance and cable and cell phone bills. They demanded water, gas, or light copies with the exact apartment number on them. Luckily I had copies of the bills from our landlord in my emails and could get them printed at a copy shop only ten minutes walk away. So fingers crossed that we have accomplished this task. 

Friday morning I heard from Lori Callahan that she and David would be making it to Sevilla! Friends always pick up where they left off no matter how many decades have passed. So I saw Lori Callahan & David Taylor (friends from Sydney Australia) today in Sevilla as they were "cruising by". Their ship docked in Càdiz and they were able to get to Sevilla to have coffee with me near the cathedral.  A few hours to catch up and remind ourselves how easy and natural friendship can be. 

So after seeing my friends from Sydney, Australia, I returned home. As I walked back through Plaza Nueva I noticed that the flower beds were filled with some me kind of impatiens, I think, (which of course need cooler weather than the summers here and clearly do very well  in the fall.) Then Phil and I went to lunch at a place in the Plaza that has a good menu del dia for 14€  (three courses and a beverage) Missed photos of the mains but the food was more than edible for basically the price of a burger place in the US....

That night, we returned to "Brigadoon" our appearing and disappearing restaurant. It's literally out the front door and around the corner. The food was still really good with the standouts being salmon tartar and the risotto with seafood. Buñelos con mariscos were also good. The costillar a baja termeratura could have used a few more minutes finishing but were very tender. Canelones had nicely flavored meat stuffing and would have been even better if served warmer on this "coolish" night outdoors. The only real issue with the evening was the abysmal service. It was, no contest, the worst service we've had in Spain. 

So that brought our busy week to a close. But there's more - stay tuned for the weekend...