Seville

It may be impossible to condense Seville into one blog post, but here it goes!

The Seville Cathedral has been one of the most beautiful things I have seen so far here. It is the third largest cathedral in the world. The orange trees lining the streets of Seville are really something else! (Warning: the oranges are super sour. Someone told us that they are shipped to England to make marmelade.)

The courtyard in the Cathedral had a very interesting watering system for the trees.

There is a big mirror on the floor of the cathedral so that you don't hurt your neck or fall backwards looking at the magnificent ceilings.

This is Cristopher Columbus's tomb. (Sorry, this is the best I could do without flash.) I never really knew much about Columbus, except for the little rhyme, until this semester.

I love stained glass windows!

We climbed the Giralda, the tower left from when the cathedral was a mosque, to see out over Seville. Marvillosa!

The rest of the day we just wandered. We went to El Barrio de Santa Cruz, Calle Sierpes (shopping!), and to El Corte Ingles. We went to a great bakery and ended up walking down by the river in the evening. I stumbled across this and fell in love...

If only.

Jenna, Meagan, Sierra, Chelsea, Alina, and I (with awesome bridge in background). I love these girls! When we got back to our hotel we ate dinner and watched "Sabrina."

The next morning, Friday, we crossed the river once again. It was a picture perfect day!

Our first stop was to tour the Alcazar in Seville. I am really loving the intricate moorish style found here in Spain!

Once again, some beautiful gardens!

There were some painters in the gardens while we were there. This was one of my favorites.

that, we visited the Bullfighting Ring and Museum of Seville. The bullfighting doesn't start until March and I'm looking forward to going to one.

Feels like Spain no?

This is the Plaza de España. Without really meaning too, the whole group ended up here for a couple hours during siesta.

"In 1929 Seville hosted the Spanish-American Exhibition. A number of buildings were built for the exhibition in the Maria Luisa Park. On the park's edge was built the current Plaza de Espana, which at the time showcased Spain's industry and technology exhibits."

I guess this place was also where part of the episode of "Star Wars, Attack of the Clones" was filmed.

I will never forget just sitting in the sun on these benches while listening to a man playing the guitar and singing and a woman next to him clapping in a flamenco-style.

That night we went to a flamenco show as I have mentioned before. Here is another photo of the male dancer. It was the cherry on top to our trip to southern Spain!