The Night Owls

After hours of overnight traveling and exploring a small section of Seville upon arriving, my friend and I decide to take a nap. Not realizing how tired we were we end up waking up close to midnight. We look at each other in sadness as we think about our empty stomachs and how dinner most likely isn’t served at this hour. Yet, we decide to go out and see if anything is open. To our surprise, it seems like every Spaniard is eating dinner now. The streets are full of people and music while every restaurant we walk by is crowded. I think back to the United States and how most of our restaurants close by 11pm. Now that I have spent two months here I have noted why there is such a unique night life. One part is due to the times they eat their meals, which is almost three hours different then back home so everything is pushed forward. Bars and restaurants in America also cost much more than here so it is cheaper to just stay in and make a home cooked meal. Looking even further into the night, the streets are still crowded with people. This is being a large assortment of bars and clubs, such as Abril club, close at 6:30am! It seems crazy to me that while I can stay out until the sun comes up, people back home must leave the bars and clubs since they close around 3pm. I know not all Spaniards enjoy their night life in this way, but for the ones that do I am sure the daily siestas are put into good use