Sevilla 2013

We spent last weekend in the beautiful, sunny Sevilla! My friend Sarah from USC met us there :)

We found a cheap Ryanair flight from Santiago, and met Sarah at the airport.We got really lucky with our hostel. We paid for a 6 bed dorm, but we were the only ones for the first 2 nights, so it was great to have the room to ourselves while we could. It was a really great location as well, in the center of Sevilla. 

Sarah and me in our fun pink hostel room!

On the balcony of our hostel

The first night, we went out for tapas. We ordered bocatas, which are small sandwiches of all different kinds. Amanda ordered croquetas, little deep fried cheese and ham bites. 

We had a lot of people tell us we looked like sisters! 

Being in Sevilla was really different because a lot of people were speaking English. A ton of Americans study abroad in Sevilla, and there were a ton of tourists. We definitely could have gotten away with not speaking English the whole time we were there. 

The next day, we went and wandered around Sevilla. It was a nice, sunny day and about 60 degrees outside. We walked by the cathedral, and saw a bunch of orange trees, for which Andalucia (the southern "state" of Spain) is famous.

We found a Starbucks, and got some delicious coffee. I'm not normally a huge fan of Starbucks, but Spain usually only has one kind of coffee, cafe con leche, so we had been missing flavored coffee!

We then went and walked the river! 

At night, we went to the only Flamenco Museum in the world! We saw a performance of flamenco dancing. It was really interesting because it was more than just dancing, the men in the background sang loudly and played guitar, and it was an entire production.

At the flemenco museum

On Monday, we went inside the cathedral, then climbed to the top of the Tower of Giralda, one of the most famous landmarks in Sevilla. It was built in the 12th century, and now serves as the bell tower for the cathedral. It only stairs at the very top, otherwise there are 35 "gently sloped" ramps to get the top (it was still a lot of work!)

Tower of Giralda (quite a trek to the top!)

About to begin the descent

View of Sevilla

The arena is the bullfighting ring of Sevilla

Streets of Sevilla

In front of the river

Courtyard

The paella Sarah ordered

Torre de Oro

:)

Cathedral

Sevilla is a beautiful city and we had a great time!