Leflet Hotel Castilleja Castilleja de la Cuesta

... s Alcazar (free admission with my student card :-) ) We spent the morning in the huge and beautiful gardens, then after lunch, went in and saw all the elaborate and beautiful rooms of the building itself, including the baths that were named after Carlos V 's mistress. That evening, we went to an up-scale (i.e. expensive) flamenco show, which was much more satisfying, had 6 different dancers, including a male flamenco dancer, and a variety ...

... They want to stay; they will probably have to leave or continue waiting tables. -Pedestrians can cross safely. Cars must stop for them in cross-walks. But if there isnīt a pedestrian there, the car can go. -Restaurants can be out of food listed on the menu. For no reason. Or, for no reason we understand. "No lo tenemos." We donīt have it. Do you have a problem with that? -Spaniards have ferias or fiestas ...

It's 3:30 and time to wake up...ugh another day of traveling. We got to Seville around 8:00 and it was off to the races because we only had one day to see what this beautiful city had to offer. First stop, as always, was to the hostel to drop of our bags and get a map. There was nothing specific we wanted to see in the city so we started on one side and walked around the entire city. We first walked along the ...

... am to catch the 6:45 train, everything seemed to be going well. We go into Rome on time, but we didnt know that we had to SPRINT to our plane or it would leave without us. The lady at the desk said that we might not make our flight, so we ran as fast as we could. When we finally got to our plane it was boarding and we couldnt find any overhead bins for our backpacks, naturally people take the front ones even when they sit in the back. This concept ...

... and all! Only catch was a shower in the middle of the room...interesting! One would think this would go against all building standards, but not in Spain apparently. But that didnt faze us. Anything could be better than Granada! After we checked in and found a home for Millie , we went for a walk into the city where we wandered the streets and stopped for some tapas and paella for dinner. The next morning we had brekkie at the bar downstairs before heading off ...

... t think that it was any more impressive then the Alcazar in Sevilla or the Mezquite in Cordoba. It is really impressice to know that some of these buildings have existed for so long. The things that I liked best were the ceilings. In Arabic architecture, a lot of emphasis is put on the ceilings so as to draw the eyes upward and thus focus on the heavens. The ceilings have such intricate patterns it's incredible. If you look at my ...

... word in Spanish and told me I wasn't a romantic. I think the story was about some wacko guy and some poor desperate woman who may or may not have killed herself. After class, I asked the professor privately not to pick me as often for things like that because, while I like doing them and we both know I can do them well, I don't like being put in the spotlight like that with my peers. We'll see if he listens. I think I somehow became teacher's pet, which is a new and different ...

... has to be seen to be believed but the red and white double arches are absolutely phenomenal The Alcazar in Seville - again needs to be seen to be believed (although weīve been told itīs nothing compared to the Alhambra in Granada) The Cathedral and Giralda (bell tower) in Seville - apparently the largest cathedral says Guinness World Records but we donīt believe it! The flamenco show we saw last night (thanks for the tip Jen!) - absolutely ...

This night was so fun. Josey, Mary, Kirsten , Brin, and I all went out. We all met at Plaza Pilatos. I had bought a dress before, but didn't get a chance to go home and change so Mary, Kirsten and I all worked to pull my dress over what I was wearing and slip out of what I had on. It worked perfectly, accept that someone came by right as we started. Oh, well. We had a couple of drinks and ...