We decided to slow down the pace of our travels, by spending 2 months in Sevilla. We've been here for a month already, and we are totally in love with this city.

The pace of life is extremely relaxing, and it's so easy to get around on foot, bicycle or tram. The old town is a ramble of narrow, cobbled streets and there are loads of shops and restaurants everywhere.

The only problem is that our girls are still on an Aussie schedule - they wake up too early, and they're hungry and tired at the wrong times for the Spanish lifestyle. We need to train them to sleep in and eat late like the locals.

We've enrolled the girls in a local pre-school so they can practise their Spanish, and meanwhile we're also taking Spanish lessons. 

The awesome benefit of travelling with kids is that it's really easy to meet other parents, and we've struck up friendships with other travellers and even some locals, although we have a way to go before we can converse fluently. Bit by bit we're getting there...

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A Clementine se gustan mucho churros y chocolate - Sevilla photo gallery
A Clementine se gustan mucho churros y chocolate
Sevilla is such a friendly town for cycling - Sevilla photo gallery
Sevilla is such a friendly town for cycling
Trying the local oranges. They're terrible! - Sevilla photo gallery
Trying the local oranges. They're terrible!
¡jamón! - Sevilla photo gallery
¡jamón!
Stop, collaborate and listen - Sevilla photo gallery
Stop, collaborate and listen
The girls at the escuala infantil - Sevilla photo gallery
The girls at the escuala infantil
Nelly in Plaza de España - Sevilla photo gallery
Nelly in Plaza de España
Sevilla is full of cute little streets like this - Sevilla photo gallery
Sevilla is full of cute little streets like this
In Plaza de España - Sevilla photo gallery
In Plaza de España
los caballos - Sevilla photo gallery
los caballos
Some of the great people we met because of the kids - Sevilla photo gallery
Some of the great people we met because of the kids
A feast made from fresh market produce - Sevilla photo gallery
A feast made from fresh market produce
Sunset over the Guadalquivir river - Sevilla photo gallery
Sunset over the Guadalquivir river
¡jamón! - Sevilla photo gallery
¡jamón!