My first trip outside of Madrid was last week Thursday when my colleague at Delfin offered me the opportunity to see an event in Sevilla. I was told that Sevilla was one of the most beautiful parts of Spain.....and indeed it was!
Now, for a little background education (if you prefer for the more exciting stuff, please skip to the next blog post): Sevilla is located in the South of Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia. Andalusia is a region in the South of Spain which is divided into eight provinces; Huelva, Seville, Cadiz, Corodoba, Malaga, Jaen, Granada and Almeria. They say Sevilla, Granada and Cadiz are the best to visit. The city of Sevilla is more than 2,000 years old and has amazing architecture and historical monuments to see. Since I was only there for one day I got a quick tour. My guides, Ansel (colleague from Delfin) and Pablo (temp staff at our event who is lives in Sevilla) showed me all of the "must see" things in Sevilla. Please see below for the reference to my pictures. One other interesting fact about Sevilla is that its sister city is Kansas City, MO and Columbus, OH. I thought this was interesting because of my love for KC and the fact that I was born in Columbus. I guess I was born to see this city!
1st Picture: Torre del Oro. This was built as a watchtower to prevent boats from traveling into the river port. The river port which you may see in my picture (sorry it is so dark) was the river Christopher Columbus sailed through.
2nd & 3rd Picture: The Cathedral & Bell Tower. This cathedral (which has been reconstructed a few times and even turned into a bell tower) is one of the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals. You can't tell by my picture but it is HUGE.
4th Picture: The Old Streets of Sevilla. My tour guides and I walked up and down all the old streets of Sevilla just admiring the beautiful architecture and charming tavernas and restaurants.
Now that I have bored you with the history and my sight seeing tour I will get on to the fun stuff. Next up: Learning Flamenco!!
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