First impressions of Sevilla:
- amazing
- beautiful
- historic
- regal
- european
- green
- fun
- lively
- breathtaking
Sevilla, a city in southern Spain, the capital of Andalusia, and a cultural center of Spain, inhabits about 700,000 people. Sevilla is commonly known for it's Andalusian traditions of flamenco and bull fighting, the magnificent Catedral, Plaza de España, and El Alcázar.
I am so far loving Sevilla (or Seville if you want to write the city's name the English way). I am living with a señor y señora who have two daughters that also live in Seville with their husbands. One daughter has a two year old child who I get to see frequently. My host family is extremely sweet and cooks amazing dishes.
I already have so many stories that I wish to share. For now, I am just going to leave you with pictures of Sevilla, and a few comments below the pictures.
This is the Guadalquivir River with La Torre de Oro (Gold Tower).
A side of the Catedral de Sevilla (it's really hard to get a good full picture, but the cathedral is amazing!)
Awesome building :)
Metropol Parasol: a new modern structure that creates shade for Sevillanos. The structure is very controversial in Sevilla since the modern architecture contrasts deeply with the old Roman, Arab, and Christian styles surrounding the structure. In many ways, the structure displays a great social divide in Seville between the past and the future, or traditional versus modern.
Orange trees are everywhere! Though the fruit is bitter from the trees on the street and covered with pesticides.
El Alcázar: magnificent gardens and housing for the King and Queen when they come to visit Sevilla. The architecture and art is one of the few that combines Muslim and Christian styles. Decorated inside and out, with thousands of tile hand carved, the architecture here is absolutely breath-taking.
As I just started my two week intensive course on the Cultural History of Sevilla, I am sure to post soon with some of my newly gained learnings.
