Sevilla

After Barcelona, some of my friends and I continued on to Seville for a more relaxed vacation. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and after checking into the hotel we decided to go walk along the river. During our walk we saw the Golden Tower, riverboat cruise ships, gorgeous flowers, orange trees, the bull fighting arena, and colorful architecture. After a while, we became thirsty, so we stopped at a market nearby and got gelato, which we enjoyed on the banks of the river, coincidentally a very good place to people watch. It was interesting to note that the cultural mannerisms in Southern Spain were very much different than those in Barcelona and reminded me an awful lot of the culture in Central and South America.

After this break, we walked further and scoped out the location of the bus station, which we would need the next day to go to Granada. After this we found a good place for dinner, which surprisingly consisted on bruschetta, sandwich wraps with avocado, sun dried tomatoes, spinach, and sour cream, and a pitcher of Sex on a Beach cocktail. After that we headed back to the hotel to prepare for our early morning departure for our day trip to Granada (more on that later). 

On Monday, we returned in the late evening. Finally, on Tuesday, we really explored Seville, including the Cathedral, the Alcazaba, gelato snacks, and Tex Mex for dinner. My favorite parts of the day were the Treasury at the Cathedral and the Gardens at the Alcazaba. Overall, Seville had a much more relaxed environment and it was a joy to explore.