SEVILLE

Ah Seville was beautiful. Upon arrival we stepped outside and all you could smell was oranges. There are orange trees all over Seville. It paints the town with beautiful colors. The contrast between the rustic old white buildings and the orange and green trees is just great. I was shocked that so many of the oranges were still on the trees. I asked the tour guide how this was possible and he said it was because the oranges are very sour, they taste like lemons. We visited the Alcazar where we saw a lot of really cool paintings and different style things. We were in Spain during the off season for tourists so majority of the sites we visited were under renovation which was kind of a bummer. After that we went to third largest church in the world after Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s. Here is where the tomb of Christopher Columbus lies. That was soooooooo cool to see. His stone casket is being carried by 4 stone knights. Standing there in front of where the discoverer of our country was definitely surreal and eerie all in one. After that we walked through the long narrow alleys to lunch at a traditional Spanish restaurant. In Spain they believe you eat breakfast like a bishop, lunch like a king, and dinner like a popper. Basically a medium size breakfast, a huge lunch, and a very small dinner. So for lunch we had lots and lots of different foods. It started with some sort of traditional Spanish appetizer of potatoes eggs and cheese cooked in a kind of casserole, next there was calamari, Spanish ham, asparagus, cheese, the works. For the main course we had pork and chicken with different kinds of potatoes. And then there was desert! Was it good I have no idea what it was but it was delicious! All of our meal was of course accompanied by wine. After lunch we had some free time to shop and boy was I excited for that…….and then thoroughly disappointed when I realized it was Siesta! In Spain the local people have Siesta everyday generally between 1-4. Here is where they eat their very large lunch accompanied by a nice long nap. During this time many of the local shops and restaurants close. A few of the larger stores remain open so I of course bought lots of Spanish clothing and accessories! Have to get good use out of my euro! After shopping we continued our journey to Cordoba.