Where should i start? Well, after our flamenco class on friday we were about to go to the festival but instead decided to get tapas and explore the old city some more. It was a good decision. the tapas were delicious but unforunately we didnt get to visit the cathedral even through we sprinted there, only to our dismay that in was in fact closed. In one of the tapas bars we visited we met a mundolengua teacher. After exploring the old city we took a long walk on the beach. it was beautiful. I took off my shoes, slung them over my shoulder and (as emma would say) frolicked through the water. after that we sat in a bar and had a drink or two and then i hightailed it home for some much needed rest.
The next day we were off to Sevilla. we arrived there and immediatly began our tour with our guide Enrique. he took us to the river where we paddle boated (mur divertido). later we went to the palacio alzacar, a stunning edifice of arab and christian architecture. It was like something out of Assassin's Creed or the prince of persia. that night emilia and i wander around sevilla for hours, soaking up the local's way of life. we also took a carriage ride after i failed to rent a bike :P We returned to the hotel and spent the rest of the night playing cards, watching interesting and extremely informative television programming etc
Sunday we visited the plaza españa, a large monument to sevilla's once great power in trade with the americas. afterwards we explored the Barrios santa cruz and ate lunch in a small restuarant. i bought a guitar after lunch and played it to the delight (dismay) of passerbys and those in my group. we finally visited the cathedral which i had been dying to see since we arrived in sevilla. it was stunning. we climbed the 36 ramps up to the top of the tower and had a stunning view of sevilla for miles.
now im back in cadiz and dreading wednesday (when we have to leave :( ) but still enjoying to the fullest all the spanish lifestyle has to offer. my accent has been perfected, or should i say perfe"th"ted?
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