Seville

Last weekend, I went to Seville (or Sevilla if you speak Spanish). It's a town in southern Spain and is what most people of when they think of Spain. We stayed in a very nice hostel, the best one so far.

We went to a cathedral, which is the largest in Spain. It is ginormous! I couldn't get a decent picture of it because it was so huge. It has the tomb of Christopher Columbus in it, but we didn't see it because mass was going on and they had blocked part of it off.

Next, we went to the Alcazar. The Alcazar there is different than most Alcazar (fortresses) because it was built by Muslims and than taken over by King Fernando and Queen Isabel. It was absolutely beautiful! It was full of courtyards and gardens and intricate carvings. I could have spent hours there...
After the Alcazar, we went to the Plaza Espana. Although it was under construction, it was still pretty cool. They had cool mosaics of the different cities in Spain lining the walls. It looked like it would be full of water at some point.

That night, we went to a flamenco show. That was impressive! I can't believe how fast they move! Their feet were a blur. It was worth the trip down to Seville to go to a decent flamenco show.

Now, here's a whole bunch of pictures for your enjoyment. They're in a weird order, but I'll explain them.
This is one of the flamenco dancers. I don't know how I managed to snap such a decent picture, but I did. They were incredible!


This is the Plaza Espana. You can see bridges that go over where I think water will go.

A garden in the Alcazar. They were beautiful!


More of the Alcazar. It's warm enough for palm trees! (at least in Seville)

I like this picture. It's right inside the entrance to the Alcazar.

Seville's Plaza del Torro. (Bullfighting ring) Not as big as the one in Madrid.

A view of the city from opposite side of the river. You can see the cathedral.

More river.

Cool little tower next to the bridge.

This was decorating the street on our way to the bridge. Don't know what for, but they had the street blocked off so cars couldn't go on it.

The Cathedral. It was massive! This is just a small section of it.

Another section of it. The tower was huge! We didn't go up it because it was expensive.

This is the inside. See how big it is compared to the little people at the bottom?

Another view of the inside. Christopher Columbus' tomb was up and to the right, I think.

A picture of the outside of the cathedral. It was amazing! It was hard to take it all in, it was so big. I certainly tried though!

This weekend: Granada and Cordoba!