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| Sevilla |
That night we went out and had all the traditional food in Spain. I wish I would have taken some pictures for you all. The food is so different here, it's crazy. It has taken awhile to adjust to it, but I am really starting to enjoy it. We had potatoes with a red sauce on it, a sweet salad with goat cheese and figs, fried calamari, fried eggplant with red peppers and red onions, croqetas (which are basically fried dough with some meat and mushy cheese inside, I HATE them!), there is ALWAYS bread on the table, and we had this amazing almond chicken with potatoes. I have been sick, so on Saturday a couple of us just went out for ice cream and then headed back to the hotel. On Sunday, we woke up and had a beautiful breakfast, I kid you not, it was the biggest complimentary breakfast I have ever seen, in Spain. It was full of meat, cheese, eggs, bread, bread, muffins, bread, yogurts, sweets, fruit, teas, coffees, juices..etc. It was awesome! Definitely stocked up on the fruit while I was there :) I love ALL the fresh fruit!!
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| Cordoba, such a beautiful city! |
Sunday, we traveled to Cordoba. A cute town, about an hour and half away from Sevilla. It is another big city, but it is more for people to retire (not kidding that is what our tour guide said.) It had a lot of tourists and tourist shops. It was way different than Sevilla, but it was still very beautiful. Religion was a huge topic we hit on this weekend. I am learning SO much about Christianity, Judaism, Islam..etc. In Cordoba, the city is literally split into two areas. There is a street called, San Fernando, and it separates the Christianity and Muslim religions. On one side of the town there are Cathedrals and then on the other side there are a Mosque. The street literally separates the two. There are only a couple "big" streets in Cordoba and this is one of those. The Mosque that we saw was unbelievable. It was beautiful, all the detail and time put into a building is incredible. It was very interesting listening to the history put into this building. I am taking an Islamic Culture class right now, it is probably one of my favorite classes!! I am learning SO much. I didn't know anything, their religion is incredible. It really opens my eyes and makes me view life a different way. It is unbelievable how naive I was before entering Spain. It's a big world out there and I feel a lot of people (especially the younger generation) doesn't know anything outside the US. I wish I could bring everyone here, I wish I could buy you all tickets and bring you here, I wish so bad my family and friends could see this amazing place. It is FULL of history.
This week is going to be quick!! I have three days of school and then off to Italy with my friend Lauren :) I am so happy & grateful for this experience!! I feel so lucky to be able to travel all of the world. Everything is going great over here. I miss Nick and my family and my friends, however the time really is going fast. It's almost November! I can't believe it!! I keep telling myself one day at a time. It is starting to get cold here :) Yesterday, it was really rainy and windy. All the people from California and Texas are like "Oh my gosh, it's SO cold." All of us girls for MN & WI, are like this is NOTHING compared to where we are from. We are used to negative degrees :) I miss you all and love you all!! Thanks for the support and prayers, they really are helping! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful support group! Thank you!! I will update you all on Italy when I return. Pray for safe travels :)
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