Monday, September 7, 2009

Schedule: Day trip to Seville

Today was a really good day. I woke up this morning and went to breakfast. I had pancakes and fruit and of course a big glass of milk. Oh did I mention that I was sitting outside on the deck 6 as the sun came up. :D This trip has been so fantastic and I keep meeting tons of new people and I am learning and experiencing so much.

After breakfast I boarded the bus to go to Seville, Spain and hangout in that town for the day. We went to The Alcazar, La Giralda, and The Cathedral. It was approximately 1 ½ hour drive from Cadiz to Seville and our tour guide was full of wonderful information. I have a notebook full of notes but I think that you all will want to see my photographs more than anything. :D

First we went to the Alcazar and I was completely blown away by the architecture, and all the details. It was beautiful. My favorite part was the ceiling of the dome. With a super wide lens I was able to capture the majority

The Cathedral was absolutely stunning and magnificent in size. The coolest part was seeing the burial place of Christopher Columbus. His burial site was absolutely splendid and it was hard to squeeze in to get a picture with the hundreds of people all touring the place.

So after a day of touring Seville and a fabulous authentic lunch I went back to the boat. I met up ½ hour later with some new friends from the day trip to Seville and we went on a mission. I found stamps, a calling card, a couple little trinkets and headed back to the ship to see what everyone was up to. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to use the calling card right away because the phone booth were a little walk away and it was already dark. However my wonderful roommate went with me while I called my parents. :D I’m so glad that I got to hear your voices. It completely made my night.