Italica

Today we went to Italica, the ancient roman ruins. The day started off pretty exciting. Ash and I were walking to the bus station, about a 1/2 hour walk, when we saw all the runners going by. It was the Sevilla marathon. We saw the front of the pack with the pace car, and then a steady stream of runners. We needed to cross over to the other side of them, which was quite difficult. We had to wait for a little while and once there was a small opening we darted to the other side. We got to the bus station, and waited a while for the bus to come. It was about a 30 minute bus ride to Italica.

Sevilla Marathon

Sevilla Marathon

Sevilla Marathon

We got to Italica and started walking around. There were lots of tile floors remaining, one with Neptune on it. There were a few columns, and different remaining walls. We saw the baths and made our way over towards the amphitheater. We stopped at a bench overlooking the amphitheater and ate our lunches. It was a fabulous view and the sun was shining. We made our way down to the amphitheater and walked in the little tunnels around the center. It was so interesting to see all the ruins and imagine people living there so long ago. Words don't do it justice, so you can just look at all the pictures.

Ruins

Ruins

Neptune's Tile Floor

Ruins

Me with the ruins

Olive Tree 

Ash and I with the ruins

View from lunch of the amphitheater

Tunnels by the amphitheater 

Amphitheater 

In the tunnel with the amphitheater 

Amphitheater 

Once we returned Lanae and I got gelato from the amazing place. I got mint and cheesecake gelato. It was delicious, like usual. Then we sat by the parasol, enjoyed the sun, and talked. I returned home and went for a run.