Sevilla "no8do"

Sevilla, Espana was simply beautiful. We crammed so much into this weekend that I now consider myself an professional tourist. We arrived on friday to see the cathedral there and the Giralda tower. My favorite was seeing where Christopher Colombus is buried in the Cathedral. We all took pictures of discovering the Americas with him. The feeling was so weird to be staring at the grave of the person who is to thank for part of my existence as the way I am. All of my past history teachers would have been proud. After that seeing the Giralda tower was so neat. This was the only part that wasn't reconstructed in history and is Moorish architecture. We went over 30 flights up to see the city from that view.

Besides all of this, I saw the Real Alcazar which is a palace that different kings have lived in. The gardens went on forever. I think the only person with a backyard like this in the states would be Oprah or Martha Stewart. Saturday night we saw flamenco from the city where it began. Some girlfriends and I watched in true Sevillian style by drinking the traditional southern Spainsh drink, sherry, or fino as the locals call it. It was absolutely disgusting and strong but the flamenco made me forget the horrible aftertaste in my mouth.

Today was spent treking around in the rain. As the ultimate tourists, nobody could stop us. I actually wore flip flops because atleast this way my feet would be dry when I came in a building. All my other shoes were already sopping wet. I got so many odd looks from people, but whatever I am American and comfort is always necessary. After walking around more we stopped for lunch and found this great place in the heart of Sevilla. We ate sandwhiches on tiled stairs in the deli that were absolutely deliscious. Going to quaint places like this really made the trip. After that we finally saw the Plaza de Espana. I have no idea its importance, but it is a huge building in Sevilla that one must see in their life. The rain even stopped just in time for us to get there.

Now being home in Granada I feel like I know Spain even better. Tonight at dinner I understood more and know that traveling and getting the full culture is the best way to learn a language. I can't even imagine how I will feel in another month from now.