Two weeks in Spain - Barcelona and Andalucia (Sevilla, Cordoba and Ronda)
Sevilla Cathedral and Giralda tower at night It's 9:30 pm and we are getting on a cab to leave the Barcelona airport and head to our Air BNB in the Born district. New country, its dark outside, cab driver has already mentioned 'No Ingles', and countless precautionary tales about Barcelona crime rates racing through my head. Needless to say, I am nervous. I get in the cab, and slam the door shut, like I am used to doing in the US. The cab driver looks at me, gently raises his hands, smiles and says 'Despacito, despacito'! And that, right there, sets the mood for me. Learn to take things slow in Spain :) Savoring life is an art, and I think Spaniards have mastered that. Waiting for breakfast in the small cafes, we would see the owners take their time brewing the coffee to perfection, watering the streets in front of their cafe, and in between browsing through the newspaper freshly delivered. This whole sequence of events reminded me so much of Kolkata and th...