Observances:

• If you're a female, you have to
  wear a scarf. Everyone wears them. I think it's a rule. I brought
  one scarf with me and bought three more in Barcelona. It doesn't matter what else I have on. As long as I have on a scarf, I'm golden.
  
  
• Smoking is now banned in
  restaurants and cafes in Spain. I can't express how much I love
  this. When I was in Europe 10 years ago, everyone smoked,
  everywhere. It sucked. But from what I understand, most places in
  Europe do not allow smoking indoors. That's huge!
  
  
• There is a saran-wrap-type thing
  around the toilets when I arrive at a new hotel. I'm assuming this
  means they have been cleaned, but I find it humorous. Was this a
  law passed by the King? “All toilets must be wrapped up at hotels
  to prove their cleanliness, or else!”
  
• I'm noticing a lot of men wearing pink pants and shirts. It's just not a good look for them.
• People on the tour are started to notice that I'm alone. But they are very nice and almost somewhat protective over me. Today, the Korean mom said, "I take picture of you, because I know you alone."  It was pretty cute. :)
  

It's raining and cats and dogs right now in Seville, which is odd as it's usually sunny . The rain did hold off at least until early evening, so we did get to tour the Maria Luisa Park and the Santa Cruz Barrio (Jewish Quarter) without rain. This afternoon I did a little shopping on my own, walked along the river, got lost in some older streets, had lunch and saw some great views of the city. I bought some fabulous pink sandals and a bottle of wine to bring home. Seville is a beautiful city, but I can't honestly say anyplace I have been here so far is ugly.

Tomorrow we leave at 7:15 am (double ugh!) for Granada, so my suitcase has to be in the hallway by 6:30 am. I am going to try to get to bed early tonight, but who knows if that will happen.