Seville (Sevilla), Espana

On Wednesday evening, we arrived in Seville and after the usual confusion of finding the local transport, we were on the bus towards the apartment of Camille’s friend (Justin). We arrived in his neighborhood a block away from his abode but, with the help of the locals, were directed every direction besides the right one. Finally, the karate kid (a girl heading home from karate class) helped us find our way for which we were very grateful. We were greeted by a sickly Justin who apologetically explained that he wouldn’t be able to take us around but would equip us with a map and recommendations on things to do for our day in Seville. We retired for a much needed nights rest and awoke in the morning for a late breakfast and discussion on things to see.

We headed our across the river towards the historical buildings of Seville. After navigating the winding roads we found the Cathedral and entered the immense (3^rd largest in the world) church. We toured the main cathedral, the numerous chapels and the exterior grounds, all impressive architecture.

From there we made our way over to the Royal Palace next door, stopping for Tapas lunch in between. The tiled arches and vast manicured gardens, all in the Spanish Mediterranean theme made for a beautiful walk through the grounds. We took our time to admire the details of the tiles and follow the peacocks around in the gardens before continuing our tour through Seville.

We wound through the streets back towards the river and headed upstream towards the next bridge to cross over. Once back on the other side, we passed through the local areas of small streets and little shops before reunited with Justin at his apartment. Later in the evening, he joined us for another tapas dinner and some delicious ice cream before heading home to watch a movie. After the film, we chatted for a while before finally retiring to bed around 3:30am.

On Friday morning, we slept in before getting groceries to make a big brunch. We ate a plenty and soon it was time to head to the bus to the train station. We said our goodbyes and thank yous and headed to our final European destination.