A travel journal to Seville by HAP
Quote: An early midlife crisis struck (I'm only 34) and I've returned to Sevilla, Spain to try to escape from the hustle of the US and concentrate on living instead of making a living (much to my mother's dismay.)
Overview
Restaurant
Member Rating 4 out of 5 on May 22, 2001
Restaurant Chema C/Castillar in Triana Seville, Spain
Story/Tip
This is the holiday where the women wear the flamenco dresses with lots of flounces in every color combination, pile their hair up in a bun and top it with a flower and the men wear bolero suits. Okay, not everyone dresses up like this, but it's also a holiday of posers.
The FERIA takes place in a specific part of the city where they set up streets and tent-houses, some of which are public and private. The private ones are usually owned by wealthier families or pretending-to-be-wealthy families (i.e. going into debt to outdo the Joneses or in this case the Rodriquezes.) I happen to be invited to one of these private ''casetas'' owned by Pepe PICKMAN. The Pickmans were a very wealthy family of title (the Marques de Pickman still lives) who are still well-off, but not like before. They owned a very famous ceramic factory in Sevilla from about 1820 to 1970's. We don't know if they are any relation of mine, but they got a kick out of me contacting them and called me ''niece'' and ''cousin.''
For the last two weeks I've been going out (ALOT), settling in, figuring out where to buy towels, get my clothes dry cleaned, seeing old friends, finding out all of the good tapas bars, reading, writing and absorbing.
HAP Santa Monica, California