Month: July 2018

Belgium

You Know You’ve Been to Tomorrowland When

Another magical Tomorrowland has come to a close, and I can’t help but post a few things that only the lucky 200,000 yearly People of Tomorrow will recognize! 1. You get to see the biggest DJs in the world and experience new ones, back to back to back over three and a half days! The music at Tomorrowland covers all types of EDM. This year we saw Hardwell, Guetta, Martin Garrix, Armin Van Buuren, Alesso, Sebastian Ingrosso, Solomon, Pete Tong, Kölsch, Kungs, Steve Angelo, Nicki Romero, Kshmr, Netsky, Frankyeffe and many more! 2. You and your tent neighbors all speak […]

Spain

Corpus Christi in Sevilla

|Locatio: Sevilla, Spain| Dave and I have traveled pretty extensively around Europe but I can honestly say I actually felt culture shock in Sevilla (that fact alone shocked me!)!  We happened to visit during Corpus Christi week, and it seemed the city was always on with celebrations, parades, and excitement. Every evening the week leading up to Corpus Christi on Thursday, multiple bands would play throughout the narrow city streets and the music echoed off the buildings making for some loud music.  This city celebrated with passion!  The streets were filled with people everywhere and we had fun exploring! The city […]

Spain

Plaza de España, Sevilla Spain

The Plaza de España!  If you’ve been, your eyes widen when someone mentions it.  It’s an expansive plaza built on the outskirts of downtown Sevilla in 1928 for the 1929 World Fair, with blue, white, and yellow tiles galore set against soaring Spanish towers.  The architecture is that beautiful mix of Roman and Moorish, or oriental, that makes up what we now think of Andalusian architecture. The plaza is surrounded by a moat, with four tiled bridges crossing it.  Rent a boat if you’d like to paddle your sweetheart around. Those tiles… I promise you won’t be able to get […]

Spain

Exploring the Colorful, Tasty Streets of Sevilla, Spain

Sevilla is a Spanish city bursting with life, culture, and passion.  It seems everything the Sevillanos do, they do with passion!  From flamenco dancing, to bull fights, to the chaos of eating tapas for lunch, to celebrating Corpus Christi with huge street parades in their Sunday best, Sevillanos do it all with passion and a big, friendly smile. Sevilla had been on our travel bucket list for a while and when we booked the big birthday trip to Ibiza with the fam, we were able to fly a quick hop from Ibiza to Sevilla.  It worked out perfectly and I highly […]