The air is full of lemons and almonds and diesel exhaust a heady mixture on our jet lagged brains.
As usual the city is enchanting a mix of impossibly chic people and jugglers, opera singers and acrobats in the public plazas. We arrived in beautiful weathers, cloudless skies and warm breezes. People are perched at outdoor cafes like colorful birds. The architecture as usual is breathtaking, balconies and cupolas and full size statues of charging horses atop buildings.
We checked into our charming apartment on a quaint street in the old section (see photo above shot from our balcony). No hassle getting from the airport on bus and subway and finding the apartment. Our lovely host was there and showed us around. Although there is a tapas bar downstairs the apartment is quiet and fully equipped. We cooked in our first night as we were pretty tired from the trip. Although the flight on Norwegian Air was excellent.
We walked a lot our first day to re-orient ourselves to the city. The SIM card I got last year still worked although I had it topped off at the Orange store to make sure I'd have shop enough data. It's really useful when travelling to have apps like google maps and local transit systems.
We found a charming coffee/pastry shop this morning and will do some more exploring later.
Looks beautiful. Veey lucky!
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