El Cairo,
Sevilla, Spain
I'm propping up the bar at El Cairo, a Sevillan pub I've taken a liking to. It's frequented mainly by old Spaniards and serves up delicious fish soup, tortillas sevillianas and a house rioja which goes down mighty easy.
I'm starting to feel pleasantly woozy when a couple of Spanish geezers along the counter suddenly break into song.
You're never far away from music in Sevilla and its bar culture is the perfect environment for a bunch of old codgers to let fly. Their spontaneous crescendo of cante flamenco libre leaves the two viejas who have been tolerating my pidgin Spanish beaming with delight.
The barman seizes the moment to erupt into a Spanish rendition of Herb Alpert's This Guy's in Love with You, proving that cheese is universal and goes as well with rioja and tapas as it does with ale and pickled onions.
Uno tinto mas por favor!
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