Sevilla
How pretty Seville is (pronounced sav-ill-ya) with it's orange tree lined streets and Arabic influenced buildings and gorgeous warm weather. This morning we took another tour bus view of the city (you know the type - on your left....) but thankfully hopped off the bus and did a walking guided tour through the city park, the Jewish quarter and the cathedral where Christopher Colombus is buried. Yes another church I can hear you saying and yes in a moment I'll tell you about ANOTHER church that we visited on the way to Sevilla.
But first to the town of Sevilla. We are staying in a beautiful hotel. They have lovely rooms and common areas and awesome breakfasts. They also have thick, strong serviettes and I'll tell you why this is important. Being on a students budget it's not enough to just have a big breakfast - you have to make it last a big chance of the day. Here where the serviettes come in... The occasional donut, pastry, roll or piece of fruit has been seen to accidentally fall into my bag. Luckily they have good serviettes that catch them. So in the tour brochure it says only breakfast is provided but for me it is a buffet breakfast and a light lunch. Dodgy yes but I have been known to want to save my money.
Now to Cordoba and the Mosque of the Caliphs. If you have some downloads available - google or wiki it. It is facinating. Originally a mosque then the inside was converted to a catholic cathedral and Jewish services where held there too. It is beautiful which it's coloured double arches and cool architecture. I have one photo (which I'll upload once I have access to dads computer) which shows the Jewish flame thingy (and yes that is the official term... do you believe me?) the catholic alter and the original mosque in the background. It was quite poignant. If only people could exist as harmoniously as them. Seriously worth a look.
Well I must go and see the rest of sevilla. I'm probably running out of free wifi at the Starbucks and I'm certainly running out of lemon slushie too (I did warn you about the mini miser).
Take care and thanks again for the comments. I love the little bit of contact it is.
Thanks for reading.
Kym
But first to the town of Sevilla. We are staying in a beautiful hotel. They have lovely rooms and common areas and awesome breakfasts. They also have thick, strong serviettes and I'll tell you why this is important. Being on a students budget it's not enough to just have a big breakfast - you have to make it last a big chance of the day. Here where the serviettes come in... The occasional donut, pastry, roll or piece of fruit has been seen to accidentally fall into my bag. Luckily they have good serviettes that catch them. So in the tour brochure it says only breakfast is provided but for me it is a buffet breakfast and a light lunch. Dodgy yes but I have been known to want to save my money.
Now to Cordoba and the Mosque of the Caliphs. If you have some downloads available - google or wiki it. It is facinating. Originally a mosque then the inside was converted to a catholic cathedral and Jewish services where held there too. It is beautiful which it's coloured double arches and cool architecture. I have one photo (which I'll upload once I have access to dads computer) which shows the Jewish flame thingy (and yes that is the official term... do you believe me?) the catholic alter and the original mosque in the background. It was quite poignant. If only people could exist as harmoniously as them. Seriously worth a look.
Well I must go and see the rest of sevilla. I'm probably running out of free wifi at the Starbucks and I'm certainly running out of lemon slushie too (I did warn you about the mini miser).
Take care and thanks again for the comments. I love the little bit of contact it is.
Thanks for reading.
Kym
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Enjoyed reading your blog. Glad you got to see the Caliph's place.
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